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Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi

Art and Social History

By: Janet Huskinson

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Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi

Art and Social History

By: Janet Huskinson

This is the first full study of Roman strigillated sarcophagi, which are the largest group of decorated marble sarcophagi to survive in the city of Rome. Characterized by panels of carved fluting - hence the description 'strigillated', after the curved strigil used by Roman bathers to scrape off oil - and limited figure scenes, they were produced from the mid-second to the early fifth century AD, and thus cover a critical period in Rome, from empire to early Christianity. Roman Strigillated Sarcophagi focuses on their rich potential as an historical source for exploring the social and cultural life of the city in the later empire. The first part of the volume examines aspects of their manufacture, use, and viewing, emphasizing distinctive features. The second part looks at the figured representations carved on the sarcophagi, and at their social significance and creativity, concentrating on how their various arrangements allowed viewers to develop their own interpretations. The subjects represented by the figures and the flexibility with which they might be read, provide invaluable insights into how Romans thought about life and death during these changing times. The final part of the volume surveys how later societies responded to Roman strigillated sarcophagi. From as early as the fifth century AD their distinctive decoration and allusions to the Roman past made them especially attractive for reuse in particular contemporary contexts, notably for elite burials and the decoration of prominent buildings. The motif of curved fluting was also adopted and adapted: it decorated neo-classical memorials to Captain Cook, Napoleon's sister-in-law Christine Boyer, and Penelope Boothby, and its use continues into this century, well over one and a half millennia since it first decorated Roman sarcophagi.

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Oxford University Press

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0191019534

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Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?

Coping with Uncertainty in Development Aid Relations

By: Susanna Alexius,Janet Vähämäki

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Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?

Coping with Uncertainty in Development Aid Relations

By: Susanna Alexius,Janet Vähämäki

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Obsessive Measurement Disorder or Pragmatic Bureaucracy?Coping with Uncertainty in Development Aid Relations examines issues in performance measurement and monitoring in the context of the complex field of development aid.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1801173761

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Dust or Dew

Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49

By: Janet K Smith

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Dust or Dew

Immortality in the Ancient Near East and in Psalm 49

By: Janet K Smith

Psalm 49's hints about the afterlife would have been clearly understood in the Ancient Near East, but today they are are less obvious. Smith brings together readings from the literature of both ancient Israel and its neighbours to enrich an understandingof Psalm 49 capable of developing the readers comprehension of the concepts of Sheol and redemption for the righteous that represent Israel's unique contribution to beliefs about afterlife. Dust or Dew brings together ancient and modern soteriology that sheds new light on both the Old and New Testaments. The author of Psalm 49 reminds all men and women everywhere that death is inevitable and that all pride turns to ashes and worms. Estates are left behind. Death feeds on the corpse. What happens to the soul is the real thrust of the author's production and the theme of this present exploration. The author painted afterlife with the broadest of brushes. His focus was the pride of the rich, but hints at hope for the righteous.

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James Clarke & Company

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0227900448

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9780227900444

A Social Laboratory for Modern France

The Musée Social and the Rise of the Welfare State

By: Janet R. Horne

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A Social Laboratory for Modern France

The Musée Social and the Rise of the Welfare State

By: Janet R. Horne

As a nineteenth-century think tank that sought answers to France’s pressing “social question,” the Musée Social reached across political lines to forge a reformist alliance founded on an optimistic faith in social science. In A Social Laboratory for Modern France Janet R. Horne presents the story of this institution, offering a nuanced explanation of how, despite centuries of deep ideological division, the French came to agree on the basic premises of their welfare state. Horne explains how Musée founders believed—and convinced others to believe—that the Third Republic would carry out the social mission of the French Revolution and create a new social contract for modern France, one based on the rights of citizenship and that assumed collective responsibility for the victims of social change. Challenging the persistent notion of the Third Republic as the stagnant backwater of European social reform, Horne instead depicts the intellectually sophisticated and progressive political culture of a generation that laid the groundwork for the rise of a hybrid welfare system, characterized by a partnership between private agencies and government. With a focus on the cultural origins of turn-of-the-century thought—including religion, republicanism, liberalism, solidarism, and early sociology—A Social Laboratory for Modern France demonstrates how French reformers grappled with social problems that are still of the utmost relevance today and how they initiated a process that gave the welfare state the task of achieving social cohesion within an industrializing republic.

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Duke University Press

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0822383241

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The Magnificent Mountain Women

Adventures in the Colorado Rockies

By: Janet Robertson

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The Magnificent Mountain Women

Adventures in the Colorado Rockies

By: Janet Robertson

Since the Pikes Peak gold rush in the mid-nineteenth century, women have gone into the mountains of Colorado to hike, climb, ski, homestead, botanize, act as guides, practice medicine, and meet a variety of other challenges, whether for sport or for livelihood. Janet Robertson recounts their exploits in a lively, well-illustrated book that measures up to its title, The Magnificent Mountain Women. Arlene Blum provides a new introduction to this edition.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496206312

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9781496206312

Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves

State Formation and Economic Transformation in the Greater Nile Valley, 1700-1885

By: Janet Ewald

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Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves

State Formation and Economic Transformation in the Greater Nile Valley, 1700-1885

By: Janet Ewald

In the Nuba Hills, on the frontiers of the Islamic Sudan, a dynasty of Muslim warrior kings arose in the eighteenth century. Their kingdom, Taqali, survived as an independent state, resisting conquest by larger empires, and coming under external control only during the twentieth century. Janet Ewald has written the first comprehensive account of the origins and development of the Taqali kingdom. Ewald shows how events originating far beyond the Taqali massif allowed local Muslim soldiers to become kings of the Taqali in the eighteenth century and then to hold on to their power. But the nature of that power was shaped by the highland farmers who stubbornly and largely successfully resisted the efforts of the kings to parlay their control over the means of production. In this struggle religion became an ideological weapon on both sides, as the Taqali farmers asserted their local beliefs against their Muslim rulers. Political confrontations also bore unintended economic consequences. Ewald's account of Taqali challenges current views on the impact of Islam, merchant capitalism, and Egyptian military administration in nineteenth-century Sudan.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299126048

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Forward Falcons

Women's Sports at Bowling Green State University, 1914-1982

By: Janet B. Parks,Ann Marie Bowers,Adelia Hostetler Muti

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Forward Falcons

Women's Sports at Bowling Green State University, 1914-1982

By: Janet B. Parks,Ann Marie Bowers,Adelia Hostetler Muti

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0557908183

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The Baby Name Countdown

140,000 Popular and Unusual Baby Names

By: Janet Schwegel

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The Baby Name Countdown

140,000 Popular and Unusual Baby Names

By: Janet Schwegel

A classic, the baby name countdown (over 120,000 copies sold) is now fully revised and updated for the first time in a decade. Featuring more names than any other guide and based on more than 2.5 million birth records, the book includes brand-new data, a new introduction, a revised section on the most popular baby names of the past year and decade, and updated popularity ratings throughout. Discover at a glance the most popular given names from each decade of the 20th and 21st centuries, meanings and origins of the 3,000 top names, and thousands of rare and exotic monikers. Whether your taste in names is trendy, traditional, or international, The Baby Name Countdown is the ideal resource for every parent searching for the perfect name.

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Da Capo Lifelong Books

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0786731826

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Tradition and Innovation in Haggai and Zechariah 1-8

By: Janet E. Tollington

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Tradition and Innovation in Haggai and Zechariah 1-8

By: Janet E. Tollington

The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, near contemporaries, were active at a critical period in Israel's history. The recently restored Jerusalem community had come through national downfall and exile. Its religious and sociopolitical identity in the Persian Empire had to be established. This volume offers a thematic study of the prophetic response to that situation. The prophets, their status and their styles of prophecy are compared with those of their predecessors, as are their attitudes towards Israel's religious traditions. Their theological understanding of proper leadership, divine judgment, and Israel's relationship to other nations is compared with the developing theology of the classical prophets. The purpose is to discover whether Haggai, Zechariah and their tradents demonstrate continuity with, or divergence from, the prophetic traditions in which they stood. This study concludes that Haggai is a traditionalist, while Zechariah emerges as an innovative and radical theologian ahead of his time.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567420329

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9780567420329

Postsurgical Rehabilitation Guidelines for the Orthopedic Clinician

By: Hospital for Special Surgery,JeMe Cioppa-Mosca,Janet B. Cahill,Carmen Young Tucker

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Postsurgical Rehabilitation Guidelines for the Orthopedic Clinician

By: Hospital for Special Surgery,JeMe Cioppa-Mosca,Janet B. Cahill,Carmen Young Tucker

Designed to help therapists provide post-surgical rehabilitation based on best practices and evidence-based research, this comprehensive reference presents effective guidelines for postsurgical rehabilitation interventions. Its authoritative material is drawn from the most current literature in the field as well as contributions from expert physical therapists, occupational therapists, and athletic trainers affiliated with the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). A DVD accompanies the book, featuring over 60 minutes of video of patients demonstrating various therapeutic exercises spanning the different phases of postsurgical rehabilitation. Examples include hand therapy procedures, working with post-surgical patients with cerebral palsy, sports patient injuries, and pediatric procedures for disorders such as torticollis. - Material represents the best practices of experts with the Hospital of Special Surgery, one of the best known and most respected orthopedic hospitals. - Phases of treatment are defined in tables to clearly show goals, precautions, treatment strategies and criteria for surgery. - Many of the treatment strategies are shown in videos on the accompanying DVD, enabling the user to watch the procedure that is discussed in the text. - Information on pediatric and geriatric patients explores differing strategies for treating these populations. - Treatments specific to sports injuries are presented, highlighting the different rehabilitation procedures available for athletes. - An entire section on hand rehabilitation provides the latest information for hand specialists. - Information on the latest treatment strategies for hip replacement presents complete information on one of the most common procedures. - Easy-to-follow guidelines enable practitioners to look up a procedure and quickly see the recommended rehabilitation strategy. - A troubleshooting section provides solutions for common problems that may occur following each phase of the rehabilitation process. - Broad coverage addresses both traditional techniques as well as newer methods in a single resource. - Clear photos and illustrations show how to correctly perform the techniques described in the book.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323059007

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9780323059008

The Great San Francisco Trivia & Fact Book

By: Janet Bailey

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The Great San Francisco Trivia & Fact Book

By: Janet Bailey

The Great San Francisco Trivia and Fact Book"", by Janet Bailey, is a celebration of the City by the Bay. Although relatively young as compared to the world's great cities, it has had a greater influence than many older, larger cities.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1620453436

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9781620453438

A Bibliography of Female Economic Thought up to 1940

By: Kirsten Madden,Michele Pujol,Janet Seiz

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A Bibliography of Female Economic Thought up to 1940

By: Kirsten Madden,Michele Pujol,Janet Seiz

Contributions to female economic thought have come from prolific scholars, leading social reformers, economic journalists and government officials along with many other women who contributed only one or two works to the field. It is perhaps for this reason that a comprehensive bibliographic collection has failed to appear, until now. This innovative book brings together the most comprehensive collection to date of references to women’s economic writing from the 1770s to 1940. It includes thousands of contributions from more than 1,700 women from the UK, the US and many other countries. This bibliography is an important reference work for systematic inquiry into questions of gender and the history of economic thought. This volume is a valuable resource and will interest researchers on women's contributions to economic thought, the sociology of economics, and the lives of female social scientists and activist-authors. With a comprehensive editorial introduction, it fills a long-standing gap and will be greeted warmly by scholars of the history of economic thought and those involved in feminist economics.

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Routledge

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1134557027

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9781134557028

Foucault and the Iranian Revolution

Gender and the Seductions of Islamism

By: Janet Afary,Kevin B. Anderson

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Foucault and the Iranian Revolution

Gender and the Seductions of Islamism

By: Janet Afary,Kevin B. Anderson

In 1978, as the protests against the Shah of Iran reached their zenith, philosopher Michel Foucault was working as a special correspondent for Corriere della Sera and le Nouvel Observateur. During his little-known stint as a journalist, Foucault traveled to Iran, met with leaders like Ayatollah Khomeini, and wrote a series of articles on the revolution. Foucault and the Iranian Revolution is the first book-length analysis of these essays on Iran, the majority of which have never before appeared in English. Accompanying the analysis are annotated translations of the Iran writings in their entirety and the at times blistering responses from such contemporaneous critics as Middle East scholar Maxime Rodinson as well as comments on the revolution by feminist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. In this important and controversial account, Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson illuminate Foucault's support of the Islamist movement. They also show how Foucault's experiences in Iran contributed to a turning point in his thought, influencing his ideas on the Enlightenment, homosexuality, and his search for political spirituality. Foucault and the Iranian Revolution informs current discussion on the divisions that have reemerged among Western intellectuals over the response to radical Islamism after September 11. Foucault's provocative writings are thus essential for understanding the history and the future of the West's relationship with Iran and, more generally, to political Islam. In their examination of these journalistic pieces, Afary and Anderson offer a surprising glimpse into the mind of a celebrated thinker.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226007871

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9780226007878

Holland Point

By: Janet Bates,Joy Baker,Alice Birney

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Holland Point

By: Janet Bates,Joy Baker,Alice Birney

Begun in 1923 as a cluster of summer cottages, Holland Point has developed into a jewel-like residential community on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay at the southern tip of Anne Arundel County. Vintage photographs here capture the history of this community's early beach life that virtually vanished in an August 1933 storm. Behind rock seawalls, residents continued to celebrate with seafood, boating, and parties. Fourth generations of founding families now build luxury homes around "Grandma's cottage" but appreciate the same waves, waterfowl, and wildlife that their ancestors admired when they first cut through the forest to discover the bay.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738552860

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9780738552866

Gerontology

Perspectives and Issues, Third Edition

By: Janet May Wilmoth,Kenneth F. Ferraro

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Gerontology

Perspectives and Issues, Third Edition

By: Janet May Wilmoth,Kenneth F. Ferraro

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826102301

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Shaping Science

Organizations, Decisions, and Culture on NASA’s Teams

By: Janet Vertesi

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Organizations, Decisions, and Culture on NASA’s Teams

By: Janet Vertesi

“A fascinating inside look at NASA missions” that provides important insight on the organizational aspects of scientific collaboration (American Journal of Sociology). In Shaping Science, Janet Vertesi draws on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA’s robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s. Although these missions featured robotic explorers on the frontiers of the solar system bravely investigating new worlds, their commands were issued from millions of miles away by a very human team. By examining the two teams’ formal structures, decision-making techniques, and informal work practices in the day-to-day process of mission planning, Vertesi shows just how deeply entangled a team’s local organizational context is with the knowledge they produce about other worlds. Using extensive, embedded experiences on two NASA spacecraft teams, this is the first book to apply organizational studies of work to the laboratory environment in order to analyze the production of scientific knowledge itself. Engaging and deeply researched, Shaping Science demonstrates the significant influence that the social organization of a scientific team can have on the practices of that team and the results they yield. “No matter how the lakes on Titan shimmer, or what the mineralogy of a particular Martian rock turns out to be, it was the people behind the spacecraft, keyboards and endless tele-conferences that drove what these interplanetary robots discovered. I’m glad to have come to know them even better through this book.” —Nature “A fun, illuminating read . . . scholars of science, technology, work, and organizations will find much to appreciate.” —American Journal of Sociology “Will be of great interest to all historians of science.” —Technology and Culture

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University of Chicago Press

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022669111X

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9780226691114

Reading Old English Biblical Poetry

The Book and the Poem in Junius 11

By: Janet Schrunk Ericksen

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Reading Old English Biblical Poetry

The Book and the Poem in Junius 11

By: Janet Schrunk Ericksen

Reading Old English Biblical Poetry considers the Junius 11 manuscript, the only surviving illustrated book of Old English poetry, in terms of its earliest readers and their multiple strategies of reading and making meaning. Junius 11 begins with the Creation story and ends with the final vanquishing of Satan by Jesus. The study is framed by particular attention to the materiality of the manuscript and how that might have informed its early reception, and it broadens considerations of reading beyond those of the manuscript’s compiler and possible patron. As a book, Junius 11 reflects a rich and varied culture of reading that existed in and beyond houses of God in England in the tenth and eleventh centuries, and it points to readers who had enough experience to select and find wisdom, narrative pleasure, and a diversity of other things within this orany book’s contents.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487536305

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Ancient and Medieval Memories

Studies in the Reconstruction of the Past

By: Janet Coleman

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Ancient and Medieval Memories

Studies in the Reconstruction of the Past

By: Janet Coleman

This book is an analysis of thinking, remembering and reminiscing according to ancient authors, and their medieval readers. The author argues that behind the various medieval methods in interpreting texts of the past lie two apparently incompatible theories of human knowledge and remembering, as well as two differing attitudes to matter and intellect. The book comprises a series of studies which take ancient texts as evidence of the past, and show how medieval readers and writers understood them. The studies confirm that medieval and renaissance interpretations and uses of the past differ greatly from modern interpretation and yet betray many startling continuities between modern and ancient and medieval theories.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521411440

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Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves

State Formation and Economic Transformation in the Greater Nile Valley, 1700-1885

By: Janet Ewald

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Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves

State Formation and Economic Transformation in the Greater Nile Valley, 1700-1885

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299126048

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Final causes

By: Paul Janet,William Affleck

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Final causes

By: Paul Janet,William Affleck

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385310946

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New England

Four Inspiring Love Stories from Northeastern States

By: Lauralee Bliss,Janet Gortsema,Lynn A. Coleman,Nancy N. Rue

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Four Inspiring Love Stories from Northeastern States

By: Lauralee Bliss,Janet Gortsema,Lynn A. Coleman,Nancy N. Rue

From the mountains to the seashore, four women search for their place in a fast-paced world that threatens their faith.

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Barbour Publishing

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1586601407

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Creativity and Creative Industries in Regional Australia

Interconnected Networks, Shared Knowledge and Choice Making Agents

By: Phillip McIntyre,Susan Kerrigan,Janet Fulton,Evelyn King,Claire Williams

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Creativity and Creative Industries in Regional Australia

Interconnected Networks, Shared Knowledge and Choice Making Agents

By: Phillip McIntyre,Susan Kerrigan,Janet Fulton,Evelyn King,Claire Williams

This book explores the relationship between creativity, creative people, and creative industries in regional Australia through examining lived experience. The authors draw on more than 100 qualitative interviews with creative workers, and contextualise this creative work within the broader social and cultural structures of Australia’s Hunter region (located north of Sydney, in New South Wales). An invaluable resource for anyone interested in creative ecosystems as well as creativity and innovation, this book is an ethnographic study using the Hunter region as a case connected to the national and global networks that typify the creative industry. This timely addition to the Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture series gives a unique insight into creativity and cultural production.

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Springer Nature

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3031459725

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