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George Du Maurier: Illustrator, Author, Critic

Beyond Svengali

By: Simon Cooke,Paul Goldman

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George Du Maurier: Illustrator, Author, Critic

Beyond Svengali

By: Simon Cooke,Paul Goldman

Though well-known as the author of Trilby and the creator of Svengali, the writer-artist George Du Maurier had many other accomplishments that are less familiar to modern audiences. This collection traces Du Maurier’s role as a participant in the wider cultural life of his time, restoring him to his proper status as a major Victorian figure. Divided into sections, the volume considers Du Maurier as an artist, illustrator and novelist who helped to form some of the key ideas of his time. The contributors place his life and work in the context of his treatment of Judaism and Jewishness; his fascination with urbanization, Victorian science, technology and clairvoyance; his friendships and influences; and his impact on notions of consumerism and taste. As an illustrator, Du Maurier collaborated with Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell and sensational writers such as M. E. Braddon and the author of The Notting Hill Mystery. These partnerships, along with his reflections on the art of illustration, are considered in detail. Impossible to categorize, Du Maurier was an Anglo-Frenchman with cultural linkages in France, England, and America; a social commentator with an interest in The New Woman; a Punch humourist; and a friend of Henry James, with whom he shared a particular interest in the writing of domesticity and domestic settings. Closing with a consideration of Du Maurier’s after-life, notably the treatment of his work in film, this collection highlights his diverse achievements and makes a case for his enduring significance.

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Routledge

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1317128672

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The Power of Kings

Monarchy and Religion in Europe, 1589-1715

By: Paul Kléber Monod

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The Power of Kings

Monarchy and Religion in Europe, 1589-1715

By: Paul Kléber Monod

This sweeping book explores the profound shift in the way European kings and queens were regarded by their subjects between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. Once viewed as godlike beings, by 1715 monarchs had come to represent the human, visible side of the rational state. The author offers new insights into the relations between kings and their subjects and the interplay between monarchy and religion.

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Yale University Press

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0300090668

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The Espionage Filmography

United States Releases, 1898 through 1999

By: Paul Mavis

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The Espionage Filmography

United States Releases, 1898 through 1999

By: Paul Mavis

From Sean Connery to Roy Rogers, from comedy to political satire, films that include espionage as a plot device run the gamut of actors and styles. More than just "spy movies," espionage films have evolved over the history of cinema and American culture, from stereotypical foreign spy themes, to patriotic star features, to the Cold War plotlines of the sixties, and most recently to the sexy, slick films of the nineties. This filmography comprehensively catalogs movies involving elements of espionage. Each entry includes release date, running time, alternate titles, cast and crew, a brief synopsis, and commentary. An introduction analyzes the development of these films and their reflection of the changing culture that spawned them.

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McFarland

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1476604274

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Hemp Diseases and Pests

Management and Biological Control : an Advanced Treatise

By: John Michael McPartland,Robert Connell Clarke,David Paul Watson

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Hemp Diseases and Pests

Management and Biological Control : an Advanced Treatise

By: John Michael McPartland,Robert Connell Clarke,David Paul Watson

Hemp is enjoying a worldwide resurgence. This book combines a useful review of the hemp pest and disease literature published over the past 50 years, with up-to-date information on modern biological control techniques. Each pest and disease organism is presented in the same format, covering range and economic impact, symptoms, life history, diagnosis, and both new and old techniques for biological control and chemical control. Easy to use keys are included for rapid identification of the most common pests. Introductory chapters describe the general principles of plant protection, requirements for healthy plant growth, and taxonomy of parasites and pathogens.

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CABI

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0851994547

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Musculoskeletal Cancer Surgery

Treatment of Sarcomas and Allied Diseases

By: Martin M. Malawer,Paul H. Sugarbaker

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Musculoskeletal Cancer Surgery

Treatment of Sarcomas and Allied Diseases

By: Martin M. Malawer,Paul H. Sugarbaker

This is the most current surgical text describing and illustrating: limb-sparing surgical procedures in lieu of amputations for bone and soft-tissue tumors of the extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdle sarcomas, and new, sophisticated, multimodality procedures for truncal and abdominal sarcomas. Many of the procedures described in this text were developed by the authors, Drs. Malawer and Sugarbaker, who have a combined surgical experience of over 50 years. This text has over 400 color illustrations and schematics drawings, in addition to imaging studies and full color intraoperative and clinical photographs. The techniques described represent the state of the art in the treatment of adult and pediatric bone and soft-tissue sarcomas. Until the last decade, almost all were routinely treated by amputation, whereas today amputation is required in less than 5% of all cases. This textbook provides step-by-step guidance to surgeons performing surgery for musculoskeletal tumors. Its contents are the result of combined surgical, clinical, and research interests and efforts.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0792363949

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Localization in Clinical Neurology

By: Paul W. Brazis,Joseph C. Masdeu,José Biller

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Localization in Clinical Neurology

By: Paul W. Brazis,Joseph C. Masdeu,José Biller

This classic work is written for frontline clinicians who need to ask "Where is it?" when diagnosing a neurological disorder, helping them reach a diagnosis with greater accuracy and avoiding unnecessary testing. Updated to reflect the latest literature, enhanced with color anatomical diagrams and additional tables, Localization in Clinical Neurology is a cornerstone in clinical neurology.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451153589

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Proceedings of the Eleventh International Network Conference (INC 2016)

By: Paul Dowland,Oliver Schneider,Bogdan Ghita,Sergej Alekseev

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Proceedings of the Eleventh International Network Conference (INC 2016)

By: Paul Dowland,Oliver Schneider,Bogdan Ghita,Sergej Alekseev

This book contains the proceedings of the Eleventh International Network Conference (INC 2016), which was held in Frankfurt, Germany, in July 2016. A total of 30 papers were accepted for inclusion in the conference. The main topics of the book include: Network Technologies; Mobile and Wireless Networking; Security and Privacy; Applications and Impacts. The papers address state-of-the-art research and applications of network technology, arising from both the academic and industrial domains. These proceedings should consequently be of interest to network practitioners, researchers, academics, and technical managers involved in the design, development and use of network systems.

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194

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Lulu.com

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1841024104

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9781841024103

To Hell with Picasso & Other Essays

By: Paul Johnson

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To Hell with Picasso & Other Essays

By: Paul Johnson

A rich and varied collection of essays. Pugnacious and savage, eloquent and unpredictable, Paul Johnson sets out to entertain and to inform and to shake the complacency of his readers. These essays selected from the best of his weekly pieces in The Spectator over the last five years, range widely. All his essays are liberally peppered with his astonishing knowledge of the highways and byways of the last thousand years of English history.

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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1780227175

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Succeeding as a Political Executive

Fifty Insights from Experience

By: Mark A. Abramson,Paul R. Lawrence

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Succeeding as a Political Executive

Fifty Insights from Experience

By: Mark A. Abramson,Paul R. Lawrence

Succeeding as a Political Executive: Fifty Insights from Experience is based on the real-life experience of 64 high-level executives who served in the Obama Administration. Most were at the agency head level. From 2009 to 2015, the authors conducted a series of interviews with these individuals, gaining insights into running government organizations. This book is aimed at those interested in the transition of power to the next presidential administration starting in 2017.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442269316

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Digital Media Worlds

The New Economy of Media

By: Giuditta De Prato,Jean Paul Simon

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Digital Media Worlds

The New Economy of Media

By: Giuditta De Prato,Jean Paul Simon

Digital Media Worlds tracks the evolution of the media sector on its way toward a digital world. It focuses on core economic and management issues (cost structures, value network chain, business models) in industries such as book publishing, broadcasting, film, music, newspaper and video game.

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Springer

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1137344253

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Republics Ancient and Modern, Volume II

New Modes and Orders in Early Modern Political Thought

By: Paul A. Rahe

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Republics Ancient and Modern, Volume II

New Modes and Orders in Early Modern Political Thought

By: Paul A. Rahe

This is a work vast in scale, soaring in its scholarly ambition, and magnificent . . . in its achievement. The author's command of the primary sources is staggering in breadth and depth, deftly orchestrated and rich with insight. . . . Deploying an avalanche of evidence. . . Rahe shows how alien the modern project, in all its diverse versions, was to the classics as well as the Bible.--Thomas L. Pangle, Political Theory

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UNC Press Books

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1469621525

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The Origins of the Trust

By: Gilbert Paul Verbit

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The Origins of the Trust

By: Gilbert Paul Verbit

Frederic W. Maitland, the pre-eminent Anglo-American legal historian, said that the trust "perhaps forms the most distinctive achievement of English lawyers. It seems to us almost essential to civilization and yet there is nothing quite like it in foreign law." This book is an updating of Maitlands work, first looking at his suggested foreign sources for the trust -- Roman law, German (Salic) law, and Franciscan law. It then considers a source Maitland did not Islamic law and finds that the Islamic waqf is not only quite like the trust, but predated it by at least five hundred years.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462807682

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Globalization in Question

By: Paul Hirst,Grahame Thompson,Simon Bromley

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Globalization in Question

By: Paul Hirst,Grahame Thompson,Simon Bromley

Globalization' is one of the key concepts of our time. It is used by both the right and the left as the cornerstone of their analysis of the international economy and polity. In both political and academic discussions, the assumption is commonly made that the process of economic globalization is well under way and that this represents a qualitatively new stage in the development of international capitalism. But is there in fact such a thing as a genuinely global economy? Globalization in Question investigates this notion, providing a very different account of the international economy and stressing the possibilities for its continued and extended governance. The new edition of this best-selling text has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account new issues which have become salient in the period since the first and second editions were published. Several new chapters have been added and others combined or re-written to assess the growing supra-national regionalization of the international economy, the emergence of India and China as new super-powers, and the possibilities for the continued governance of the global system. A new author has been added to strengthen the analytical embrace of the book given the untimely death of Paul Hirst in 2003. Globalization in Question's third edition is a continuing intervention into current discussions about the nature and prospects of globalization. The book has far-reaching implications which will be of interest to students and academics in a number of disciplines including politics, sociology, economics and geography, as well as to journalists and policy-makers.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0745697348

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9780745697345

Waters of Potowmack

By: Paul C. Metcalf

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Waters of Potowmack

By: Paul C. Metcalf

Waters of Potowmack is a documentary history of the Potomac River and its wide, fertile basin--the setting for much of early United States history. A collage of primary accounts, it extends from the first explorers and colonists, the building of the Capitol, and the incidents of the Civil War through our recent past. Waters of Potowmack records the firsthand impressions of the settlers and surveyors of this river basin, an area that includes parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. In addition to offering an introduction to the geography, geology, and climate of the region, Metcalf's fascinating pastiche includes early descriptions of flora and fauna, and accounts of some of the earliest encounters between European settlers and indigenous peoples. Here, too, are the voices of Washington and Jefferson, of Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln, as well as the lesser-known stories of revolutionaries, mercenaries, and canal and road builders. And from diary and journal entries we follow the correspondence between Washington, Jefferson, and L'Enfant as they lay out the new Federal City. Selections from Civil War diaries focus on key battle sites, and primary accounts offer a new understanding of the motives of John Brown and John Wilkes Booth. The last section of Metcalf's engrossing book looks at the ruinous pollution of the river basin after the Second World War, at the rioting and looting of the 1960s, and at the despoliation of a land that at the book's beginning was described as an Eden, a paradise on earth. An evocative and moving book, this is a history of exploring, settling, rebelling, governing, rioting, building, and cultivating, all on the "waters of Potowmack.

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University of Virginia Press

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0813920426

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9780813920429

To Follow in Their Footsteps

The Crusades and Family Memory in the High Middle Ages

By: Nicholas L. Paul

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To Follow in Their Footsteps

The Crusades and Family Memory in the High Middle Ages

By: Nicholas L. Paul

When the First Crusade ended with the conquest of Jerusalem in 1099, jubilant crusaders returned home to Europe bringing with them stories, sacred relics, and other memorabilia, including banners, jewelry, and weapons. In the ensuing decades, the memory of the crusaders' bravery and pious sacrifice was invoked widely among the noble families of western Christendom. Popes preaching future crusades would count on these very same families for financing, leadership, and for the willing warriors who would lay down their lives on the battlefield. Despite the great risks and financial hardships associated with crusading, descendants of those who suffered and died on crusade would continue to take the cross, in some cases over several generations. Indeed, as Nicholas L. Paul reveals in To Follow in Their Footsteps, crusading was very much a family affair.Scholars of the crusades have long pointed to the importance of dynastic tradition and ties of kinship in the crusading movement but have failed to address more fundamental questions about the operation of these social processes. What is a "family tradition"? How are such traditions constructed and maintained, and by whom? How did crusading families confront the loss of their kin in distant lands? Making creative use of Latin dynastic narratives as well as vernacular literature, personal possessions and art objects, and architecture from across western Europe, Paul shows how traditions of crusading were established and reinforced in the collective memories of noble families throughout the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Even rulers who never fulfilled crusading vows found their political lives dominated and, in some ways, directed by the memory of their crusading ancestors. Filled with unique insights and careful analysis, To Follow in Their Footsteps reveals the lasting impact of the crusades, beyond the expeditions themselves, on the formation of dynastic identity and the culture of the medieval European nobility.

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Cornell University Press

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0801465540

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9780801465543

A Grammatical and Exegetical Study of New Testament Verbs of Transference

A Case Frame Guide to Interpretation and Translation

By: Paul L. Danove

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A Grammatical and Exegetical Study of New Testament Verbs of Transference

A Case Frame Guide to Interpretation and Translation

By: Paul L. Danove

This study continues the adaptation of the method of Case Frame analysis for the investigation of the Greek text of the New Testament. Case Frame analysis distinguishes the words of a language into two categories, predicators [words that require completion by other words for their correct grammatical use] and non-predicators [words that do not require such completion], and provides rigorous procedures for describing the syntactic, semantic, and lexical requirements that predicators impose on the words that complete their meaning. The inclusion of semantic function and feature descriptions in Case Frame analysis permits the development of a new genre of lexicon that specifies not only syntactic and lexical information (as do traditional dictionaries) but detailed semantic information. The resulting Case Frame lexicon entries are both more compact and more nuanced than traditional lexicon entries. Danove conducts an exhaustive Case Frame analysis of the ditransitive verbs of transference in the New Testament. He uses this analysis to develop a set of descriptive guidelines for interpreting and translating the various usages of ditransitive verbs of transference and applies these rules in exegetical studies of the text of the New Testament to generate a Case Frame lexicon of the verbs of transference in the New Testament. This study will distinguish the requirements of the 127 New Testament verbs of transference according to four syntactic functions, twelve semantic functions, and 22 lexical realizations. This will permit a rigorous investigation of all occurrences of verbal complements with the same syntactic, semantic, and lexical attributes. The study also will consider the influence of one semantic feature [an inherent quality of words that has implications for their lexical realization] and of the 'intrusion' of four grammatical constructions [inherent structuring templates of grammar that govern syntactic, semantic, and lexical attributes and modify meaning] on each category of complements with the same syntactic, semantic and lexical description. This will produce a rigorous description of meaning that becomes the basis for Danove's contributions to the linguistic study of biblical Greek and to the exegesis of biblical texts.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567377547

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George Du Maurier: Illustrator, Author, Critic

George Du Maurier: Illustrator, Author, Critic

The Power of Kings

The Power of Kings

The Espionage Filmography

The Espionage Filmography

Hemp Diseases and Pests

Hemp Diseases and Pests

Musculoskeletal Cancer Surgery

Musculoskeletal Cancer Surgery

Localization in Clinical Neurology

Localization in Clinical Neurology

Proceedings of the Eleventh International Network Conference (INC 2016)

Proceedings of the Eleventh International Network Conference (INC 2016)

To Hell with Picasso & Other Essays

To Hell with Picasso & Other Essays

Succeeding as a Political Executive

Succeeding as a Political Executive

Digital Media Worlds

Digital Media Worlds

Republics Ancient and Modern, Volume II

Republics Ancient and Modern, Volume II

The Origins of the Trust

The Origins of the Trust

Globalization in Question

Globalization in Question

Waters of Potowmack

Waters of Potowmack

To Follow in Their Footsteps

To Follow in Their Footsteps

A Grammatical and Exegetical Study of New Testament Verbs of Transference

A Grammatical and Exegetical Study of New Testament Verbs of Transference

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