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Aboriginal Peoples and Politics

The Indian Land Question in British Columbia, 1849-1989

By: Paul Tennant

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Aboriginal Peoples and Politics

The Indian Land Question in British Columbia, 1849-1989

By: Paul Tennant

Aboriginal claims remain a controversial but little understood issue in contemporary Canada. British Columbia has been, and remains, the setting for the most intense and persistent demands by Native people, and also for the strongest and most consistent opposition to Native claims by governments and the non-aboriginal public. Land has been the essential question; the Indians have claimed continuing ownership while the province has steadfastly denied the possibility.

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UBC Press

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0774843039

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With George Washington in the Wilderness

The Frontier Life of Christopher Gist

By: Paul R. Misencik,Sally E. Misencik

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With George Washington in the Wilderness

The Frontier Life of Christopher Gist

By: Paul R. Misencik,Sally E. Misencik

Christopher Gist is a great American hero who has often gone unnoticed. Recognized for giving colonists the first detailed description of the Ohio Country, Gist was a close friend of George Washington, whom he met through their affiliation with the Ohio Company. In 1753, the two went on an arduous trek through the western Pennsylvania wilderness in the dead of winter to deliver a message to the French commander on the upper Allegheny River. Gist had a profound impact on Washington and saved the future president's life on at least two occasions during their mission. Despite Gist's impressive achievements, historians have largely overlooked him. This book extensively details his remarkable accomplishments in frontier exploration and military service.

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McFarland

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1476688494

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Subversive Spirituality

Transforming Mission through the Collapse of Space and Time

By: L Paul Jensen

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Subversive Spirituality

Transforming Mission through the Collapse of Space and Time

By: L Paul Jensen

Subversive Spirituality links the practice and study of Christian spirituality with Christian mission. It develops a twofold thesis: grace, spiritual disciplines, and mission practices are inseparably linked in the mission of Jesus, of the early church, and of several historical renewal movements, as well as in a contemporary field research sample; and amidst the collapse of space and time evidenced by our culture's increasingly hurried pace of life, more time and space are needed for regular solitary and communal spiritual practices in church, mission, and leadership structures if Christian mission is to transform people and culture in our time. This requires a subversion of the collapsed spatial and temporal codes that have infected our Christian institutions. Jensen employs methods and approaches from a variety of academic disciplines to explore both spirituality in terms of space and time and mission in terms of deed and word. Specifically, Jensen examines the spirituality and mission of Jesus, the early church, the apostolic fathers, Origen, the Devotio Moderna, the early Jesuits, David Brainerd, and several women in 19th century Protestant missions. He considers the spirituality and mission that have arisen within the postmodern generations born after 1960. Based on the theological, historical, cultural, and field analyses of this study, a model for spirituality and mission is proposed. The model addresses the contemporary collapse of space and time and appears to havewidespread applicability to diverse cultures and eras. Jensen's model is applied to the pluralistic and postmodern milieu of North America with recommendations for spirituality and mission in church, mission, and educational structures. A derivativemodel for teaching and practicing spirituality and mission in the academy, which also has application for non-formal leadership development structures, is also proposed.

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James Clarke & Company

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022790351X

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Heroes Or Traitors?

Experiences of Southern Irish Soldiers Returning from the Great War, 1919-39

By: Paul Taylor

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Heroes Or Traitors?

Experiences of Southern Irish Soldiers Returning from the Great War, 1919-39

By: Paul Taylor

The book examines the experiences of Irish soldiers returning from the Great War to the part of Ireland that became the Irish Free State covering the period from the Armistice to 1939.

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Oxford University Press

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1781381615

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Pseudo-Dionysius

A Commentary on the Texts and an Introduction to Their Influence

By: Paul Rorem

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Pseudo-Dionysius

A Commentary on the Texts and an Introduction to Their Influence

By: Paul Rorem

Dionysius the Areopagite is the pseudonymous author of an influential body of early (about 500 AD) Christian theological texts. Paul Rorem here explores the profound influence of these texts on medieval theolgy in the East and the West.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195076648

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Reimagining the Analogia Entis

The Future of Erich Przywara's Christian Vision

By: Philip John Paul Gonzales

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Reimagining the Analogia Entis

The Future of Erich Przywara's Christian Vision

By: Philip John Paul Gonzales

In 1932 German theologian and philosopher Erich Przywara penned his Analogia Entis, a vision of the analogy of being and a metaphysical exploration of the dynamic between God and creation. A translation into English in 2014 made Przywara’s brilliant and influential work available to more people than ever before. In this book Philip Gonzales calls English-speaking readers to embrace the Christian treasure of the Analogia Entis and to reimagine what it offers Christians today. Gonzales brings Przywara’s text into dialogue with debates in contemporary philosophy and theology, engaging in conversation with Edith Stein, Karl Barth, Martin Heidegger, the Nouvelle théologie, Vatican II, and leading figures in postmodern theology and the Continental turn to religion. The first book of its kind in English, Reimagining the “Analogia Entis” articulates a Christian vision of being for the postmodern era.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467452556

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Coyote Warrior

One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation

By: Paul Van Develder

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Coyote Warrior

One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation

By: Paul Van Develder

A Civil Action meets Indian country, as one man takes on the federal government and the largest boondoggle in U.S. history -- and wins.

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Little, Brown

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0316030686

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The Story of Paul Boyton

By: Paul Boyton

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The Story of Paul Boyton

By: Paul Boyton

Reproduction of the original: The Story of Paul Boyton by Paul Boyton

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Textbook of Chronic Wound Care

By: Dr. Jayesh B. Shah,Dr. Paul J. Sheffield,Dr. Caroline E. Fife

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Textbook of Chronic Wound Care

By: Dr. Jayesh B. Shah,Dr. Paul J. Sheffield,Dr. Caroline E. Fife

This textbook is a companion reference book for the Wound Care Certification Study Guide, 2nd Edition. This book belongs in the library of every practitioner who treats chronic wound care patients. It proves to be a valuable text for medical students and all health-care professionals - doctors, podiatrists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, physical and oocupational therapists - in various settings. It provides thorough understanding of the evidence-based multipdisciplinary approach for caring for patients with different kinds of wounds. This textbook provides the best diagnostic and management information for chronic wound care in conjunction with evidence-based clinical pathways illustrated by case studies and more than 350 pictures in addition to up-to-date information for the challenging chronic wound care problems in an easy-to-understand format. Features: - Chapters are written by more than 50 well-respected leaders in the specialty of wound care. - Balanced evidence-based multidisciplinary approach to chronic wound care - Exclusive key concepts in every chapter for a quick review - Excellent resource for preparation of wound care certification exams with 250 questions and answers - Chapters specifically focused on wound care in different care settings - Chapter on telehealth and wound care addressing the future of chronic wound care - Deep understanding of value-based care in wound care in the United States - Chapter on healthcare payment reform and the wound care practitioner - Separate sections on approach to wound care in various countries globally

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1947239147

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The New England Watch and Ward Society

By: Paul Charles Kemeny

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The New England Watch and Ward Society

By: Paul Charles Kemeny

The New England Watch and Ward Society provides a new window into the history of American Protestantism during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By suppressing obscene literature, gambling, and prostitution, the moral reform organization embodied Protestant efforts to shape public morality in an increasing intellectually and culturally diverse society.

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Oxford University Press

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0190844396

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The Oxford Handbook of Deification

By: Aquinas Chair in Theology and Philosophy Paul L Gavrilyuk,Ordinary Professor of Patristics and Ancient Languages Andrew Hofer O P,James N Jr and Mary D Perry Chair of Theology Matthew Levering

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The Oxford Handbook of Deification

By: Aquinas Chair in Theology and Philosophy Paul L Gavrilyuk,Ordinary Professor of Patristics and Ancient Languages Andrew Hofer O P,James N Jr and Mary D Perry Chair of Theology Matthew Levering

This handbook offers a comprehensive and varied study of deification within Christian theology. Forty-six leading experts in the field examine points of convergence and difference on the constitutive elements of deification across different writers, thinkers, and traditions.

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0198865171

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French Invasions of Britain and Ireland, 1797–1798

The Revolutionaries and Spies who Sought to Topple the Government of King George

By: Paul L Dawson

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French Invasions of Britain and Ireland, 1797–1798

The Revolutionaries and Spies who Sought to Topple the Government of King George

By: Paul L Dawson

Not since 1066 – at least in popular myth – has an enemy force set foot on British soil. The Declaration of War with Revolutionary France in 1793 changed all that. In Ireland, the desire for home rule led Irish republicans to seek support from France and like-minded radicals in England. The scene was set for the most dangerous period in British history since William the Conqueror. Irish dreams of independence, and of Revolutionary France’s goal of securing her borders against the monarchies of Europe, coalesced. What better way of keeping Britain out of a war if her troops were tied down in Ireland? If the French could support an Irish Revolution, this would ensure the British Crown would be more focused on internal security than fighting overseas. The French, with a network of secret agents in Ireland and England, made their preparations for invasion The invasion plan had been prepared by the English-born American political activist, philosopher, theorist and revolutionary Thomas Paine, whose writings had helped inspire the Americans to fight for independence from Britain. Paine sought to seize on discontent in England against the government of William Pitt and the increasing radicalism fostered by Wolfe Tone in Ireland for home rule, to topple the government, and bring about an Irish and English Republic. A network of spies spread out across the England, Scotland and Ireland gathering information for the French and arming radical groups. Everything was set for an invasion. Mad King George’s throne was set to be toppled, Charles James Fox installed as leader of the embryonic English Republic, while Ireland, under Wolfe Tone, would have home rule – so too Scotland. But it took six years for the French to finally mount their attacks upon Britain. And when the invasions were eventually launched, they crumbled into chaos. This book seeks to charts the events that led up to the French invasion of Ireland in 1798, and how the invasion was foiled by William Pitt’s own web of secret agents. William Huskisson, best known for being killed at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, led a dangerous life as a spy master, whose agents foiled the French at every step. Drawing on documents in the French Army Archives, as well as the records of the French Foreign Ministry and The National Archives in London, the largely forgotten story of the last invasion of Britain in 1797, as well as the final act of 1798, is revealed. Key documents are the campaign diary of the French commander from 1798, General Humbert, which has never been published in French or English. This, then, is the complete untold story of the French invasions and their sabotage, told for the first time in some 200 years.

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Frontline Books

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1399068105

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Poor Formation as a Principal Factor to the Crisis in Priesthood Today

By: Paul UCHE Nwobi

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Poor Formation as a Principal Factor to the Crisis in Priesthood Today

By: Paul UCHE Nwobi

This book is on the spirituality of life crisis and formation. When this spirituality is denied or neglected, life is in crisis. The Church with its priesthood is losing its face and meaning in todays world due to the evading crisis. How to define and contain this crisis in todays world and cultures is what this book is all about. Without a well-grounded spirituality of formation, life is a bundle of crisis with a limited vision, meaning and purpose. This book is a-must-read for everyone, especially school teachers, college professors, seminary formators, bishops, priests, religious men and women, students/seminarians, and aspirants to religious life.

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1468553178

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 20th November 1917–23rd March 1918

Cambrai to the Battle of St Quentin

By: Paul Oldfield

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Victoria Crosses on the Western Front, 20th November 1917–23rd March 1918

Cambrai to the Battle of St Quentin

By: Paul Oldfield

In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted.Victoria Crosses on the Western Front - Cambrai to the German Spring Offensive is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all: parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.

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Casemate Publishers

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1473885000

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Unity and Diversity in Language Use

By: Kristyan Miller,Paul Thompson

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Unity and Diversity in Language Use

By: Kristyan Miller,Paul Thompson

The papers in this collection, drawn from the 34th Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, reflect a number of different perspectives within the field of applied linguistics at the start of the twenty-first century. While addressing the theme of unity and diversity, each paper prompts critical reflection on tensions within the discipline between stability and change, consensus and controversy, similarity and variation. The interpretation of language use is broad and varied, taking both macro- and micro-perspectives. Topics addressed range from issues of global communication in a world of shifting demographies and technological advances to analyses of specific contexts of interaction, both professional and personal. Contexts of language use frequently coincide with settings of language acquisition, both within and beyond the language classroom, and this opens up discussion of the focus, scope and appropriateness of research stances in applied linguistics and practices in language pedagogy. Futhermore, variation is considered from a number of social-cultural, gender-related, linguistic and discourse perspectives, calling into question terminology, definitions and the nature of evidence at the heart of applied linguistic theory and practice.

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1847141323

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Augustine and the Cure of Souls

Revising a Classical Ideal

By: Paul R. Kolbet

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Augustine and the Cure of Souls

Revising a Classical Ideal

By: Paul R. Kolbet

Augustine and the Cure of Souls situates Augustine within the ancient philosophical tradition of using words to order emotions. Paul Kolbet uncovers a profound continuity in Augustine’s thought, from his earliest pre-baptismal writings to his final acts as bishop, revealing a man deeply indebted to the Roman past and yet distinctly Christian. Rather than supplanting his classical learning, Augustine’s Christianity reinvigorated precisely those elements of Roman wisdom that he believed were slipping into decadence. In particular, Kolbet addresses the manner in which Augustine not only used classical rhetorical theory to express his theological vision, but also infused it with theological content. This book offers a fresh reading of Augustine’s writings—particularly his numerous, though often neglected, sermons—and provides an accessible point of entry into the great North African bishop’s life and thought.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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0268084750

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9780268084752

Make A Decision: Surgery

By: Mark Corrigan,Arnold Hill,Paul Redmond

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Make A Decision: Surgery

By: Mark Corrigan,Arnold Hill,Paul Redmond

You're the general surgeon on call. It is you who has to decide every course of action over your shift. Make the right decisions or face the consequences... Taking a role-playing approach, Make A Decision: Surgery allows you to be the book's main character - Dr A. Simpson - a junior general surgeon on call in a busy teaching hospital. Your decisions and actions determine the clinical outcomes of real patients within a number of scenarios. Each scenario branches out and unfolds as you make more decisions, but choose incorrectly and you may be sent home by your boss! Every decision you make is scored and evidence-based feedback is presented at the end of each scenario together with the correct clinical response and an explanation of what actually happened to the patient. Blood work and radiological investigations presented in typical clinical formats allow you to practise your data interpretation skills, whilst your skills in clinical communication are tested to the full as you interact with patients and their families as well as co-members of staff. Based on first-hand experience, the authors have selected real cases that have impacted on their practice and reflect important points of learning, making the book perfect for medical students, junior doctors, and surgery trainees who are looking for a scenario-based, interactive way to learn. For further information and online interactive medical teaching visit www.pilgrimshospital.com

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118293428

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First Language Influences on Multilingual Lexicons

By: Paul Booth,Jon Clenton

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First Language Influences on Multilingual Lexicons

By: Paul Booth,Jon Clenton

This collection brings together recent research on the influences between first and additional languages with a focus on the development of multilingual lexicons. Featuring work from an international group of scholars, the volume examines the complex dynamics underpinning vocabulary in second and third languages and the role first languages play within this process. The book is organized around three different facets of research in this area – lexical recognition, processing, and knowledge; the effects of first languages on second language reading and writing, collocations, and translation skills; and, vocabulary testing – drawing on examples from a variety of languages, including European languages, Arabic, and Japanese. Setting the stage for further research on the interplay between first languages and multilingual lexicons, this volume is key reading for students and researchers in applied linguistics, language learning and teaching, bilingualism, second language acquisition, and translation studies.

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Routledge

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0429631871

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St. Augustine, His Confessions, and His Influence

By: Paul Rorem

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St. Augustine, His Confessions, and His Influence

By: Paul Rorem

This book introduces Augustine of Hippo and his influence on Christian theology. Part One works through all thirteen books of the Confessions, introducing the life and thought of the bishop of Hippo with commentary on frequent but brief quotations. The Confessions reveal Augustine’s major doctrinal concerns, some of them explicitly and thoroughly (such as the Manichees, Platonists, scripture), others implicitly (monasticism, Donatism, ministry), and some in passing (Trinity) or as a preview (Pelagians). Part Two sketches the medieval reception of the Augustinian theological legacy, not chronologically but topically, in the order of the concerns in the Confessions, such as original sin, St. Monica, medieval Manichees, monastic communities, new Donatists, Neo-Platonism, the introspective soul, symbolic scripture, the Trinity, and above all the recurring Pelagian controversies over free will and grace, election and predestination, that continued into the Reformation.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1978702388

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9781978702387

A Poet Explains Imagination

By: Paul Matta

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A Poet Explains Imagination

By: Paul Matta

Paul Matta tells the story of the imagination in 3 parts. He begins by introducing the reader to God's imagination. He then discuss the artistic achievements and failures of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. And finally Matta talks about Jesus' imagination. How much do you know about your artistic connection to Adam and Eve? The Garden of Eden was fertile ground for pure imagination. God encouraged Adam to be creative. Adam learned to be expressive in the garden too. Together Adam and Eve held a creative weapon that they neglected to use on the serpent. That weapon was the imagination. Learn more in this book.

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1300637692

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Submarine Stories

Recollections from the Diesel Boats

By: Paul L Stillwell

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Submarine Stories

Recollections from the Diesel Boats

By: Paul L Stillwell

Culled from many never-before-published narratives and oral histories conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Naval Institute, Submarine Stories presents nearly five dozen first-person accounts from men who were involved with gasoline—and diesel-powered submarines during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The story of these boats, their technological evolution and tactical value, is also the story of the men who went to sea in them. The accounts illustrate the human aspects of serving in diesel boats: the training, operations in peacetime and war, liberty exploits, humorous sidelights, and special feelings of bonding and camaraderie that grew among shipmates. Included here are some familiar names. Slade Cutter, who earned four Navy Crosses as a skipper in World War II, describes the process that made him a capable submariner. Dennis Wilkinson, first skipper of the nuclear-powered Nautilus in the 1950s, tells of being in the first missile-firing submarine in the 1940s. Robert McNitt recalls his experiences as executive officer to Medal of Honor skipper Gene Fluckey. Among the other submariners who present their personal memories are Jerry Beckley, contemplating the possibility of firing nuclear missiles during the 1962 Cuban crisis; Hosey Mays, describing what it was like to be a black man in a boat with a nearly all-white crew; Paul Foster, discussing the sinking a German U-boat in World War I; and Wayne Miller, explaining the enormous satisfaction he felt when he earned his silver dolphins.

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1612513670

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South Africa's Racial Past

The History and Historiography of Racism, Segregation, and Apartheid

By: Paul Maylam

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South Africa's Racial Past

The History and Historiography of Racism, Segregation, and Apartheid

By: Paul Maylam

A unique overview of the whole 350-year history of South Africa’s racial order, from the mid-seventeenth century to the apartheid era. Maylam periodizes this racial order, drawing out its main phases and highlighting the significant turning points. He also analyzes the dynamics of South African white racism, exploring the key forces and factors that brought about and perpetuated oppressive, discriminatory policies, practices, structures, laws and attitudes. There is also a strong historiographical dimension to the study. It shows how various writers have, from different perspectives, attempted to explain the South African racial order and draws out the political and ideological agendas that lay beneath these diverse interpretations. Essential reading for all those interested in the past, present and future of South Africa, this book also has implications for the wider study of race, racism and social and political ethnic relations.

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1351898930

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Pleasure and the Good Life

Plato, Aristotle, and the Neoplatonists

By: Paul van Riel

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Pleasure and the Good Life

Plato, Aristotle, and the Neoplatonists

By: Paul van Riel

This volume deals with the general theory of pleasure of Plato and his successors. The first part describes the two paradigms between which all theories of pleasure oscillate: Plato's definition of pleasure as the repletion of a lack, and Aristotle's view that pleasure is the perfect performance of an activity. After an excursus on Epicureans and Stoics, the book concentrates on Neoplatonism, opposing the 'standard Neoplatonic view' of Plotinus and Proclus to the original viewpoint of Damascius' commentary on Plato's Philebus. The volume sheds light on the discussion between hedonists and anti-hedonists, by concentrating on the 'crucial point' at which any philosophical analysis of the good life (hedonistic or other) ought to argue that the life of the philosopher is the most desirable, and thus truly pleasurable, life.

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9004321101

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Deconstructing Popular Culture

By: Paul Bowman

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Deconstructing Popular Culture

By: Paul Bowman

Popular culture permeates every aspect of our lives: from the music we listen to, the films and television shows we watch and the books we read. But who decides what counts as popular culture? Why is it so important? And how do we go about studying it? This book provides a comprehensive introduction to popular culture and examines the problems and possibilities of studying this fast changing field. Employing a unique approach, Bowman uses techniques of deconstruction to unpick, analyse and deconstruct contemporary examples of popular culture. The book looks at music, Hollywood film and the self-help movement to question claims behind the importance of popular culture and encourage readers to form their own interpretations of the culture they experience every day. With theory interwoven throughout, but in a way that is barely noticeable to the reader, the book provides covers the important theoretical work in the field, whilst directing the reader through ways to avoid common pitfalls in studying theory. An innovative user guide and glossary explain essential terms and ideas, making difficult concepts relevant, accessible and interesting. This witty, thought-provoking book provides a clear, novel introduction to popular culture for all students of cultural studies, media studies and sociology.

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0230229247

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9780230229242

Nature Reborn

The Ecological and Cosmic Promise of Christian Theology

By: H. Paul Santmire

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Nature Reborn

The Ecological and Cosmic Promise of Christian Theology

By: H. Paul Santmire

Santmire's much-acclaimed The Travail of Nature: The Ambiguous Ecological Promise of Christian Theology documented the unfortunate legacy of many Christian theological notions in the use, abuse, and destruction of the natural world, along with its positive aspects. This new brief, but penetrating, look at Christian theological concepts of nature returns to the fray, this time to reclaim classic, mostly pre-modern Christian themes and re-envision them in light of the global environmental and cultural crisis. This revisionist work-"to revise the classical Christian story in order to identify and to celebrate its ecological and cosmic promise"-mines Christian cosmology (the Great Chain of Being), Christology, Creation, and Eucharist, so that the Christian "story" can be then rediscovered (history), reshaped (theology), re-experienced (spirituality), and re-enacted (ritual).

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Fortress Press

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1451409257

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9781451409253

WINGS LIKE EAGLES

By: Paul A. Schweizer

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WINGS LIKE EAGLES

By: Paul A. Schweizer

For the soaring devotee. A history of accomplishments, organizations, personalities in the field. Too specific and unspectacular for the idly curious. The only index is to personal names; no bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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0874748283

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The Word of Christ and the World of Culture

Sacred and Secular through the Theology of Karl Barth

By: Paul Louis Metzger

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The Word of Christ and the World of Culture

Sacred and Secular through the Theology of Karl Barth

By: Paul Louis Metzger

The theological revolution that Karl Barth inspired was by no means a dismissive reaction to modern culture but, rather, was a dynamic and carefully nuanced encounter with the concerns of his day. This excellent new work by Paul Lewis Metzger provides an exposition and extension of Barth's engagement of culture in view of his doctrine of the Word. Metzger demonstrates that Barth endeavored to relate Christ to culture in inseparable terms while maintaining a distinction between them. Working from an intimate knowledge of all of Barth's writings, Metzger shows how Barth's doctrine of the Word provides a sound basis on which to build a theological model of culture that guards against the two extremes of either the divinization or the secularization of culture, while at the same time nurturing a healthy appreciation for the secular domain. The first part of the book analyzes Barth's formative theological period, which is characterized by his engagement with culture and what is termed "Culture Protestantism." The second part of the book focuses on how Barth's answer -- a dialectical model of the Word -- enabled him to offer a constructive synthesis of Christ and culture. The final section of the book traces the way Barth was able to frame culture within his theological model and yet continue to champion the secular domain. "The Word of Christ and the World of Culture is a superb volume that will benefit anyone studying Barth, modern theology, or the relation of Christianity and culture.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1597524077

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9781597524070

Contract Law

By: Paul A McDermott,James McDermott

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Contract Law

By: Paul A McDermott,James McDermott

Contract Law, Second Edition is a comprehensive and informative account of Irish contract law which contains all of the developments since the first edition was published in 2001. Building on the original material of the first edition, this edition contains two new chapters which examine the topics of: - How to successfully make contracts - Remedies other than damages, namely specific performance, injunctions and restitution The law relating to contracts is set out and explained under clear headings and in straightforward language. In addition, every major Irish case on contract law is considered. Particular emphasis is placed on practical matters such as the construction of contracts, breach of contract and contractual remedies. This edition also includes a large number of new cases from the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court on every area. This title was written by a practitioner who is also an academic, the book sets out the principles and case law in a clear and structured manner with easy to use headings and an easy to navigate format. The information is both of an academic interest and with serious practical relevance. Practitioners, students and anyone who has to deal with contracts in the course of their work will benefit from this most welcome new edition.

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2024

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1780436270

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9781780436272

Perioperative Practice at a Glance

By: Paul Wicker

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Perioperative Practice at a Glance

By: Paul Wicker

From the publishers of the market-leading at aGlance series comes this new title on all aspects ofcaring for patients in the perioperative environment. Frompre-operative care, through the anaesthetic and surgical phases topost-operation and recovery, this easy-to-read, quick-referenceresource uses the unique at a Glance format toquickly convey need-to-know information in both images and text,allowing vital knowledge to be revised promptly andefficiently. Brings together all aspects of perioperative practice in oneeasy-to-read book Moves through the patient journey, providing support toperioperative practitioners in all aspects of their role Covers key information on perioperative emergencies Includes material on advanced skills to support AdvancedPractitioners Each topic is covered in two pages, allowing for easy revisionand reference This is a must-have resource for operating departmentpractitioners and students, theatre nurses and nursing students,and trainee surgeons and anaesthetists.

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160

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118842162

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9781118842164

The Occult Sciences in Byzantium

By: Paul Magdalino,Maria V. Mavroudi

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The Occult Sciences in Byzantium

By: Paul Magdalino,Maria V. Mavroudi

This volume represents the first attempt to examine occult sciences as a distinct category of Byzantine intellectual culture. It is concerned with both the reality and the image of the occult sciences in Byzantium, and seeks, above all, to represent them in their social and cultural context as a historical phenomenon. The eleven essays demonstrate that Byzantium was not marginal to the scientific culture of the Middle Ages, and that the occult sciences were not marginal to the learned culture of the medieval Byzantine world.

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La Pomme d'or

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9548446022

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The Knowledge Polity

Teaching and Research in the Social Sciences

By: Paul A. Djupe,Amy Erica Smith,Anand Edward Sokhey

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The Knowledge Polity

Teaching and Research in the Social Sciences

By: Paul A. Djupe,Amy Erica Smith,Anand Edward Sokhey

This chapter introduces our holistic view of knowledge production in sociology and political science. Enlarging our view beyond the individualistic publication pipeline metaphor, we press the conception of academics as citizens of a knowledge polity with rights and responsibilities. Knowledge production does not just mean research, but encompasses teaching, reviewing, blogging, commenting, and other activities, which signal its communal nature. We then advance an explanation for knowledge production that situates academics in institutional and social contexts - including the family - while maintaining individual agency. We search for inequalities by gender and racial/ethnic identification, but are careful to consider the changing compositions of political science and sociology (both are diversifying steadily) and different situations (e.g., faculty rank) when making comparisons. The chapter describes our PASS study, which sampled academic departments and surveyed 1,700 faculty in 2017. Respondent reports were linked with data on lifetime publications, Twitter activity and other data"--

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Oxford University Press

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0197611915

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