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A Spear-Carrier in Viet Nam

Memoir of an American Civilian in Country, 1967 and 1970-1972

By: Michael E. Tolle

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A Spear-Carrier in Viet Nam

Memoir of an American Civilian in Country, 1967 and 1970-1972

By: Michael E. Tolle

There was another war in Vietnam, one that mostly did not make the headlines: the campaign to "win the hearts and minds" of the Vietnamese people. Fought not with artillery and helicopters but with food, medicine and shelter for civilians devastated by the conflict, the effort was unprecedented in U.S. history, involving both military and civilian personnel working together in widely spread areas of the countryside. Part history and part memoir, this book chronicles an overlooked aspect of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, with a focus on the war victims and refugees who were most tragically affected by the carnage. The author recounts his two years "in-country" as an aid worker and tells how the humanitarian effort was conducted and why it failed.

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McFarland

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147667597X

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The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain

The Arcipreste de Talavera and the Spill

By: Michael Solomon

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The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain

The Arcipreste de Talavera and the Spill

By: Michael Solomon

An examination of two fifteenth-century misogynist Iberian works.

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240

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Cambridge University Press

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0521563909

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9780521563901

Monumentality in Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture

Ideology and Innovation

By: Michael Thomas,Gretchen E. Meyers,Ingrid E.M. Edlund-Berry

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Monumentality in Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture

Ideology and Innovation

By: Michael Thomas,Gretchen E. Meyers,Ingrid E.M. Edlund-Berry

Every society builds, and many, if not all, utilize architectural structures as markers to define place, patron, or experience. Often we consider these architectural markers as “monuments” or “monumental” buildings. Ancient Rome, in particular, is a society recognized for the monumentality of its buildings. While few would deny that the term “monumental” is appropriate for ancient Roman architecture, the nature of this characterization and its development in pre-Roman Italy is rarely considered carefully. What is “monumental” about Etruscan and early Roman architecture? Delving into the crucial period before the zenith of Imperial Roman building, Monumentality in Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture addresses such questions as, “What factors drove the emergence of scale as a defining element of ancient Italian architecture?” and “How did monumentality arise as a key feature of Roman architecture?” Contributors Elizabeth Colantoni, Anthony Tuck, Nancy A. Winter, P. Gregory Warden, John N. Hopkins, Penelope J. E. Davies, and Ingrid Edlund-Berry reflect on the ways in which ancient Etruscans and Romans utilized the concepts of commemoration, durability, and visibility to achieve monumentality. The editors’ preface and introduction underscore the notion of architectural evolution toward monumentality as being connected to the changing social and political strategies of the ruling elites. By also considering technical components, this collection emphasizes the development and the ideological significance of Etruscan and early Roman monumentality from a variety of viewpoints and disciplines. The result is a broad range of interpretations celebrating both ancient and modern perspectives.

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University of Texas Press

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0292738889

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9780292738881

A Spear-Carrier in Viet Nam

Memoir of an American Civilian in Country, 1967 and 1970-1972

By: Michael E. Tolle

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Memoir of an American Civilian in Country, 1967 and 1970-1972

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What Killed Downtown?

Norristown, Pennsylvania, from Main Street to the Malls

By: Michael E. Tolle

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What Killed Downtown?

Norristown, Pennsylvania, from Main Street to the Malls

By: Michael E. Tolle

In 1950, the classic American downtown of Norristown, Pennsylvania, centered on the six blocks of Main Street, was the bustling commercial heart of central Montgomery County, and had been for over a century. With depression and war in the past, downtown merchants looked forward to an extended period of prosperity. It was not to be. By 1975, downtown's core stood largely shuttered and deteriorating, with 99 storefronts vacant and countless others lost to the wrecking ball, as first shoppers and then the merchants fled Main Street. What Killed Downtown? Was it... The Malls? Commercial wisdom points to the King of Prussia Mall as the prime suspect. But were there accomplices? Municipal Government? The Main Street merchants always believed that the Borough Council was the culprit--and with good reason. The Downtown Merchants themselves? Did the shopholders blind themselves, then step into the firing line, ignoring the threats of a changing world? Or was it something else...something more fundamental? Historian Michael E. Tolle's extensive research into the collapse of downtown Norristown reveals not only the answers to these questions, but also recreates the classic American downtown shopping experience, long an American characteristic, but now largely foreign to anyone below middle age. In so doing, Tolle lays bare the fundamental incompatibility between the urban grid and the automobile, as he recounts how a middle-sized American city struggled -- and failed -- to solve the the issues of traffic flow and parking, issues that are no closer to solution today, regardless of the size of the city.

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0615722229

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Book's by Michael E. Tolle

A Spear-Carrier in Viet Nam

A Spear-Carrier in Viet Nam

The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain

The Literature of Misogyny in Medieval Spain

Monumentality in Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture

Monumentality in Etruscan and Early Roman Architecture

A Spear-Carrier in Viet Nam

A Spear-Carrier in Viet Nam

What Killed Downtown?

What Killed Downtown?

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