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New Aspects of Religion in Ancient Athens

Honors, Authorities, Esthetics, and Society

By: Jon Mikalson

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New Aspects of Religion in Ancient Athens

Honors, Authorities, Esthetics, and Society

By: Jon Mikalson

Jon D. Mikalson offers for classical and Hellenistic Athens a study of the terminology and contexts of praises of religious actions and artefacts and an investigation of the various authorities in religious activities. The terms of approbation apply to priests, priestesses, and lay individuals in various capacities as well as to sacrifices, dedications, and sanctuaries. From these a new esthetic of Greek religion emerges as well as a new social aspect of public religious practices. The authorities include oracles, traditional customs, laws, and decrees, and their hierarchy and interaction are described. The authority of the Ekklesia, Boule, administrative and military officials, priests, priestesses, and others is also delineated, and a new view of polis “control” of religion is put forward.

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BRILL

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9004319190

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9789004319196

Designing Gotham

West Point Engineers and the Rise of Modern New York, 1817-1898

By: Jon Scott Logel

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Designing Gotham

West Point Engineers and the Rise of Modern New York, 1817-1898

By: Jon Scott Logel

Between 1817 and 1898, New York City evolved from a vital Atlantic port of trade to the center of American commerce and culture. With this rapid commercial growth and cultural development, New York came to epitomize a nineteenth-century metropolis. Although this important urban transformation is well documented, the critical role of select Union soldiers turned New York engineers has, until now, remained largely unexplored. In Designing Gotham, Jon Scott Logel examines the fascinating careers of George S. Greene, Egbert L. Viele, John Newton, Henry Warner Slocum, and Fitz John Porter, all of whom studied engineering at West Point, served in the United States Army during the Civil War, and later advanced their civilian careers and status through the creation of Victorian New York. These influential cadets trained at West Point in the nation’s first engineering school, a program designed by Sylvanus Thayer and Dennis Hart Mahan that would shape civil engineering in New York and beyond. After the war, these industrious professionals leveraged their education and military experience to wield significant influence during New York’s social, economic, and political transformation. Logel examines how each engineer’s Civil War service shaped his contributions to postwar activities in the city, including the construction of the Croton Aqueduct, the creation of Central Park, and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Logel also delves into the administration of New York’s municipal departments, in which Military Academy alumni interacted with New York elites, politicians, and civilian-trained engineers. Examining the West Pointers’ experiences—as cadets, military officers during the war, and New Yorkers—Logel assesses how these men impacted the growing metropolis, the rise of professionalization, and the advent of Progressivism at the end of the century.

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LSU Press

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0807163740

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Strategic Value Creation

Design and Execute a Strategy for Breakthrough Returns

By: Rupert Morrison,Jon Andrew

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Strategic Value Creation

Design and Execute a Strategy for Breakthrough Returns

By: Rupert Morrison,Jon Andrew

Strategic Value Creation shows how senior business leaders can design and execute a data-driven strategy for their organizations to ensure that value creation is focused on the customer segments most integral to business success. Value creation underpins any successful business and businesses that fail to create unique value for their customers will struggle to survive. This book demonstrates how to recognize when strategy, thinking and actions are flawed, how to correct these and how to devise and implement an effective strategy that unlocks the power of value creation. It provides the practical tools necessary to put strategic theories and frameworks into practice and explains the data needed at every step. Strategic Value Creation shares the powerful 4Ds framework for strategy execution: Diagnose today, Design tomorrow, Draw the plan and Deliver with data. This framework outlines how to use data for diagnosis, analyse value factors for customer segmentation, determine the value factors their customers value the most and ensure differentiation from competitors. It also covers how to track and measure performance against stated objectives and risks, improve board packs, board back commentary and board meeting effectiveness, and capture and categorize actions, ensuring they are managed effectively.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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1398615943

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9781398615946

Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens

By: Jon Hesk

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Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens

By: Jon Hesk

This book, first published in 2000, is a full-length study of the representation of deceit and lies in classical Athens. Dr Hesk traces the ways in which Athenian drama, democratic oratory and elite prose-writing construct and theorize a relationship between dishonesty and civic identity. He focuses on the ideology of military trickery, notions of the 'noble lie' and the developing associations of rhetorical language with deceptive communication. Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens combines close analysis of Athenian texts with lively critiques of modern theorists and classical scholars. Athenian democratic culture was crucially informed by a nuanced, anxious and dynamic discourse on the problems and opportunities which deception presented for its citizenry. Mobilizing comparisons with twentieth-century democracies, the author argues that Athenian literature made deception a fundamental concern for democratic citizenship. This ancient discourse on lying highlights the dangers of modern resignation and postmodern complacency concerning the politics and morality of deception.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139429582

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9781139429580

Media Law

By: Ralph L. Holsinger,Jon Dilts

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Media Law

By: Ralph L. Holsinger,Jon Dilts

Presenting discussions of major media law cases, this text contains a balance of case studies, analysis and narrative. The fourth edition reflects events that have occurred in the communication industry such as The Telecommunications Act of 1996, new efforts at libel law reform, and the first sign of cyberspace maturation litigation. Chapters have been updated to include more information in the areas of libel, obscenity and the Internet.

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McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

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007029710X

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9780070297104

Glory for Sale

Fans, Dollars, and the New NFL

By: Jon Morgan

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Glory for Sale

Fans, Dollars, and the New NFL

By: Jon Morgan

A behind-the-scenes account of the Cleveland Browns' move to Baltimore and an exposé of an NFL in which "big money and stadium economics have replaced fan allegiance and gridiron heroics."--Back cover.

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Bancroft Press

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096312465X

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9780963124654

Media Law

By: Ralph L. Holsinger,Jon Dilts

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Media Law

By: Ralph L. Holsinger,Jon Dilts

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New Aspects of Religion in Ancient Athens

New Aspects of Religion in Ancient Athens

Designing Gotham

Designing Gotham

Strategic Value Creation

Strategic Value Creation

Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens

Deception and Democracy in Classical Athens

Media Law

Media Law

Glory for Sale

Glory for Sale

Media Law

Media Law

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