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Energy, Force and Matter

The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics

By: Peter Michael Harman

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Energy, Force and Matter

The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics

By: Peter Michael Harman

By focusing on the conceptual issues faced by nineteenth century physicists, this book clarifies the status of field theory, the ether, and thermodynamics in the work of the period. A remarkably synthetic account of a difficult and fragmentary period in scientific development.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521288126

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9780521288125

Monuments and Memory in Early Modern England

By: Peter Sherlock

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Monuments and Memory in Early Modern England

By: Peter Sherlock

Funeral monuments are fascinating and diverse cultural relics that continue to captivate visitors to English churches, yet we still know relatively little about the messages they attempt to convey across the centuries. This book is a study of the material culture of memory in sixteenth and seventeenth-century England. By interpreting the images and inscriptions on monuments to the dead, it explores how early modern people wanted to be remembered - their social vision, cultural ideals, religious beliefs and political values. Arguing that early modern English monuments were not simply formulaic statements about death and memory, Dr Sherlock instead reveals them to be deliberately crafted messages to future generations. Through careful reading of monuments he shows that much can be learned about how men and women conceived of the world around them and shifting concepts of gender, social order and the place of humans within the universe. In post-Reformation England, the dead became superior to the living, as monuments trumpeted their fame and their confidence in the resurrection. This study aims to stimulate historians to attempt to reconstruct and engage with the world view of past generations through the unique and under-utilised medium of funeral monuments. In so doing it is hoped that more light may be shed on how memory was created, controlled and contested in pre-modern society, and encourage the on-going debate about the ways in which understandings of the past shape the present and future.

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Routledge

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1351916815

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9781351916813

Shenandoah 1862

Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign

By: Peter Cozzens

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Shenandoah 1862

Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign

By: Peter Cozzens

One of the most intriguing and storied episodes of the Civil War, the 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign has heretofore been related only from the Confederate point of view. Moving seamlessly between tactical details and analysis of strategic significance, Peter Cozzens presents a balanced, comprehensive account of a campaign that has long been romanticized but little understood. He offers new interpretations of the campaign and the reasons for Stonewall Jackson's success, demonstrates instances in which the mythology that has come to shroud the campaign has masked errors on Jackson's part, and provides the first detailed appraisal of Union leadership in the Valley Campaign, with some surprising conclusions.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807898473

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9780807898475

The Prince and the Wolf: Latour and Harman at the LSE

The Latour and Harman at the LSE

By: Bruno Latour,Graham Harman,Peter Erdelyi

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The Prince and the Wolf: Latour and Harman at the LSE

The Latour and Harman at the LSE

By: Bruno Latour,Graham Harman,Peter Erdelyi

The Prince and the Wolf contains the transcript of a debate which took place on 5th February 2008 at the London School of Economics (LSE) between the prominent French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher Bruno Latour and the Cairo-based American philosopher Graham Harman.

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John Hunt Publishing

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1780990030

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Utopia Between Corrupted Public Responsibility and Contested Modernisation

Globalization and Social Responsibility

By: Peter Herrmann

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Utopia Between Corrupted Public Responsibility and Contested Modernisation

Globalization and Social Responsibility

By: Peter Herrmann

In the present volume Cathal O'Connel looks at the retreat of the public in the area of housing. The changing ownership structures actually affect largely the entire modes of living together societally and socially -- accommodation and settlement structures are reconstructed under a certain aegis of privatised options -- of which an enforced opting-out is one of the forms of the de-civilising role of the 'regulated de-regulation', by which the state is backing out public responsibility, creating space for a new 'invisible hand', though this is highly visible in form of multinational capital. The same shift of the 'individualisation of the social' is pertinent in third level education which Deirdre Ryan and Peter Herrmann are investigating. In the EU, the current debate on what is called 'Services of General Interests' the focus is on access and quality. Ryan/Herrmann clarify in a distinguished way that in this educational context economy matters not only in regard of accessibility, but as well in quality not least in the meaning of 'trimming substance'. What in these cases is more linked to individual policy areas, radiating and affecting indirectly the entire societal and social fabric, is mirrored and coined by the wider mechanisms of policy making and actually politics. Catherine Forde points on respective mechanisms in local government, making clear that formal restructuration actually does not open 'closed systems'; instead they create a kind of black whole -- claims of opening spaces for participation degenerate into unlevelled playgrounds. Problems of balancing such 'open spaces' between the formal openness and the actually available 'real living space' are topical in Rosie Meade's contribution. It is getting obvious that responsibility is both a question of rights and personal commitment. Joe Finnerty in his contribution points on the most important fact, that the role of scientific research and the measurement of social and societal processes is as well not least a matter of commitment -- it has to be guaranteed and clarified and 'objective reason' is not concerned with expelling subjective factors and artificially reducing complexity by constructing arithmetical constraints; instead, the development of indicator-oriented methods has to sublate and supersede complexity.

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Nova Publishers

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1594542643

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9781594542640

HBR's 10 Must Reads Leadership Collection (4 Books) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)

By: Harvard Business Review,Daniel Goleman,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Michael E. Porter

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Leadership Collection (4 Books) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)

By: Harvard Business Review,Daniel Goleman,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Michael E. Porter

Become the leader you want to be. Becoming a great leader takes work. This collection from Harvard Business Review offers the ideas and strategies to help get you there. The HBR’s 10 Must Reads Leadership Collection (4 Books) includes the popular books HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy, and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence. This unique compilation offers insights from world-class experts on the topics most important to your success as a leader—how to inspire others and improve team performance, how to galvanize your organization’s strategy development and execution, and the best ways to chart your own path to professional success. The collection includes forty articles selected by HBR’s editors from renowned thought leaders including Michael Porter, Peter Drucker, John Kotter, Daniel Goleman, W. Chan Kim, and Renée Mauborgne, as well as the bonus award-winning article “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton Christensen. It’s time to transform yourself from a good manager into a great leader. The HBR’s 10 Must Reads Leadership Collection will help you do just that—and will become an invaluable addition to your management toolkit. HBR’s 10 Must Reads series is the definitive collection of ideas and best practices for aspiring and experienced leaders alike. These books offer essential reading selected from the pages of Harvard Business Review on topics critical to the success of every manager. Each book is packed with advice and inspiration from leading experts such as Clayton Christensen, Peter Drucker, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, John Kotter, Michael Porter, Daniel Goleman, Theodore Levitt, and Rita Gunther McGrath.

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1633693015

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9781633693012

The Complete Reflections

Conversations with Politicians

By: Peter Hennessy,Robert Shepherd

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The Complete Reflections

Conversations with Politicians

By: Peter Hennessy,Robert Shepherd

On the BBC radio show Reflections with Peter Hennessy, the preeminent historian of British political life interviewed leading figures from the UK’s governing parties during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Bringing together transcripts of the collected interviews for the first time, The Complete Reflections features interviews the biggest names from the Thatcher era, the New Labour years, and the coalition government of the 2010s. In The Complete Reflections, Peter Hennessy and Robert Shepherd provide not only an overview of the past three decades of British politics but also delve into the minds of those at the forefront of public life during times of great change. Hennessy’s deep knowledge and understanding of the lives and motivations of his interviewees, along with the obvious esteem in which they hold their interlocutor, leads to frank and revealing conversations in which the subject is not an object but an equal, giving these exchanges a unique veracity. The results are portraits of high authority, in which interviews become the chronicles that endure above all others—nothing less than the first draft of history.

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1912208997

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9781912208999

Zero Piranesi

SAC Journal 5

By: Jeffrey Kipnis,Stephen Turk,Michael Young,Giacomo Pala,Parsa Khalili,Marrikka Trotter,Peter Eisenman

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Zero Piranesi

SAC Journal 5

By: Jeffrey Kipnis,Stephen Turk,Michael Young,Giacomo Pala,Parsa Khalili,Marrikka Trotter,Peter Eisenman

ZERO PIRANESI Giovanni Battista Piranesi's engravings, Campo Marzio dell'antica Roma of 1762, have a peculiar position within the discipline of ar- chitecture. With their dissemination, the folio collection of six etch- ings have till this day nurtured architects' speculations on the city. Since the Enlightenment, they - and in particular the Campo Marzio plan - have fuelled research, discussions and visions for the future of architecture. These engravings are also some of the most beau- tiful documents in Western architectural history. Zero Piranesi, is guest-edited by Peter Trummer. It celebrates Piranesi's vision of ancient Rome and the disciplinary search of the endless realities within his Campo Marzio plan of Rome. For Trummer, Zero Piranesi suggests an ar- chitectural methodology based on a theory of replacement. With it, Piranesi's plan of Rome is transformed into an "Object Plan" - a plan where multiple authors' various positions are absorbed. Thus, the "Object Plan" contains a kaleidoscope of ideas which form a crust of architectural speculations accumulated within. Zero Piranesi presents the seminal projects of Peter Eisenman and 􏰎􏰉􏰕􏰖􏰉􏰗 􏰘􏰂􏰙􏰚amongst others, Michael Young and Marrikka Trotter. Trummer's own version of Campo Marzio comprises of drawings and a text that together construct Zero Piranesi. Finally, the journal features the award winning projects of Städel- 􏰃􏰝􏰁􏰈􏰟􏰉 􏰌􏰖􏰝􏰁􏰂􏰇􏰉􏰝􏰇􏰈􏰖􏰉 􏰍􏰟􏰛􏰃􏰃􏰦 􏰌􏰧􏰜 􏰨􏰛􏰃􏰇􏰉􏰖 􏰀􏰁􏰉􏰃􏰂􏰃 􏰩􏰖􏰂􏰪􏰉 􏰠􏰡􏰢􏰫 􏰛􏰚􏰬 􏰠􏰡􏰢􏰭􏰮

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3887788184

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The Lives of Images

By: Peter Mason

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The Lives of Images

By: Peter Mason

Examines the history of European representations of non-European peoples.

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1861891148

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The Tempest and Its Travels

By: Peter Hulme

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The Tempest and Its Travels

By: Peter Hulme

The Tempest and its Travels offers a new map of the play by means of an innovative collection of historical, critical, and creative texts and images.

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1861890664

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set with Bonus Emotional Intelligence (7 Books) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)

By: Harvard Business Review,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Daniel Goleman,Michael E. Porter

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set with Bonus Emotional Intelligence (7 Books) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)

By: Harvard Business Review,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Daniel Goleman,Michael E. Porter

Seven bestselling Harvard Business Review collections—in one convenient set. You want the most important ideas on management all in one place. Now you can have them—in a set of HBR’s 10 Must Reads, available as a 7-volume paperback boxed set or as an ebook set. We’ve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on change, leadership, strategy, managing people, and managing yourself and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance. The HBR’s 10 Must Reads Boxed Set includes seven bestselling collections: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (ways you can transform yourself from a good manager into an extraordinary leader); HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (the path to your own professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror and what you see there—your greatest strengths and deepest values—are the foundations you must build on); HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy (will help galvanize your organization's strategy development and execution); HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change (70% of all change initiatives fail, but the odds turn in your company's favor once you understand that change is a multi-stage process—not an event—and that persuasion is key to establishing a sense of urgency, winning support, and silencing naysayers); HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People (will help you determine what really motivates people, how to deal with problem employees, and how to build an effective team); HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials (which brings together the best thinking from management’s most influential experts); and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence (the trait that is twice as important as other competencies in determining outstanding leadership). HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set with Bonus Emotional Intelligence also makes a smart gift for your team, colleagues, or clients. The ebook set is available in PDF, ePub and mobi formats.

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Harvard Business Press

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1633693325

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Epistemic Contextualism

A Defense

By: Peter Baumann

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Epistemic Contextualism

A Defense

By: Peter Baumann

Peter Baumann develops and defends a distinctive version of epistemic contextualism, the view that the truth conditions or the meaning of knowledge attributions of the form "S knows that p" can vary with the context of the attributor. The first part of the book examines arguments for contextualism and develops Baumann's version. The first chapter deals with the argument from cases and ordinary usage; the following two chapters address "theoretical" arguments, from reliability and from luck. The second part of the book discusses the problems contextualism faces, to which it must respond, and provides an extension of contextualism beyond epistemology. Chapter 4 discusses "lottery-scepticism" and argues for a contextualist response. Chapter 5 is dedicated to a homemade problem for contextualism: a threat of inconsistency. Baumann argues for a way out and for a version of contextualism that can underwrite this solution. Chapter 6 proposes a contextualist account of responsibility: The concept of knowledge is not the only one which allows for a contextualist analysis and it is important to explore structural analogies in other areas of philosophy. The third part of the book is focused on some major objections to contextualism and alternative views, namely subject-sensitive invariantism, contrastivism and relativism.

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Oxford University Press

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0191069256

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Ultimate Boxed Set (14 Books)

By: Harvard Business Review,Daniel Goleman,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Michael E. Porter

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Ultimate Boxed Set (14 Books)

By: Harvard Business Review,Daniel Goleman,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Michael E. Porter

Essential reading selected from the pages of Harvard Business Review You want the most important ideas on management all in one place. Now you can have them—in a set of HBR's 10 Must Reads, available as a 14-volume paperback boxed set or as an ebook set. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on topics such as emotional intelligence, communication, change, leadership, strategy, managing people, and managing yourself and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance. The HBR's 10 Must Reads Ultimate Boxed Set includes 14 bestselling collections: HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Leadership HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Emotional Intelligence HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Managing Yourself HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Strategy HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Change Management HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Managing People HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Communication HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Managing Across Cultures HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Strategic Marketing HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Teams HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Innovation HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Making Smart Decisions HBR's 10 Must-Reads on Collaboration. The HBR's 10 Must Reads Ultimate Boxed Set makes a smart gift for your team, colleagues, or clients. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

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1633693163

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Collection (12 Books)

By: Harvard Business Review,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Daniel Goleman,Michael E. Porter

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Collection (12 Books)

By: Harvard Business Review,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Daniel Goleman,Michael E. Porter

From management to strategy to leadership, this is the best of Harvard Business Review. This essential, comprehensive digital collection delivers the entire 12 books of the HBR’s 10 Must Reads series with over 120 Harvard Business Review articles. With this essential collection from Harvard Business Review, you’ll have the best management ideas and advice all in one place. Now offered as a comprehensive digital compilation, this set includes the entire library of Harvard Business Review articles (more than 120 of them) found in the HBR 10 Must Reads book series. From leadership and strategy to innovation and marketing, no other collection offers the top thinking from global experts on today’s most essential management topics. The collection includes must-have articles on the following topics: Leadership, Managing Yourself, Strategy, Managing People, Change Management, Communication, Innovation, Making Smart Decisions, Teams, Collaboration, and Strategic Marketing. In addition, you’ll get articles from the foundational HBR’s 10 Must Reads: The Essentials, which offers seminal pieces chosen by the editorial team at Harvard Business Review. Each book is packed with enduring advice from the best minds in business such as: Michael Porter, Clayton Christensen, Peter Drucker, John Kotter, Daniel Goleman, Jim Collins, Ted Levitt, Gary Hamel, W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne and much more. The HBR’s 10 Must Reads Collection includes: HBR’s 10 Must Reads: The Essentials This book brings together the best thinking from management’s most influential experts. Once you’ve read these definitive articles, you can delve into each core topic the series explores: managing yourself, managing people, leadership, strategy, and change management. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself The path to your professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror. Here’s how to stay engaged throughout your 50-year work life, tap into your deepest values, solicit candid feedback, replenish your physical and mental energy, and rebound from tough times. This book includes the bonus article “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton M. Christensen. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People Managing your employees is fraught with challenges, even if you’re a seasoned pro. Boost their performance by tailoring your management styles to their temperaments, motivating with responsibility rather than money, and fostering trust through solicited input. This book includes the bonus article “Leadership That Gets Results,” by Daniel Goleman. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership Are you an extraordinary leader—or just a good manager? Learn how to motivate others to excel, build your team’s confidence, set direction, encourage smart risk-taking, credit others for your success, and draw strength from adversity. This book includes the bonus article “What Makes an Effective Executive,” by Peter F. Drucker. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy Is your company spending too much time on strategy development, with too little to show for it? Discover what it takes to distinguish your company from rivals, clarify what it will (and won’t) do, create blue oceans of uncontested market space, and make your priorities explicit so employees can realize your vision. This book includes the bonus article “What Is Strategy?” by Michael E. Porter. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Change Management Most companies’ change initiatives fail—but yours can beat the odds. Learn how to overcome addiction to the status quo, establish a sense of urgency, mobilize commitment and resources, silence naysayers, minimize the pain of change, and motivate change even when business is good. This book includes the bonus article “Leading Change,” by John P. Kotter. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Innovation To innovate profitably, you need more than just creativity. Learn how to decide which ideas are worth pursuing, innovate through the front lines, tailor your efforts to meet customer’s needs, and avoid classic pitfalls. This book includes the bonus article “The Discipline of Innovation” by Peter F. Drucker. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Communication The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. From connecting with the audience and establishing credibility to inspiring others to carry out your vision, get the skills you need to express your ideas with clarity and impact—no matter what the situation. This book includes the bonus article “The Necessary Art of Persuasion” by Jay A. Conger. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Collaboration Join forces with others inside and outside your organization to solve your toughest problems. Learn how to forge strong relationships, build a collaborative culture, and manage conflict wisely. This book includes the bonus article “Social Intelligence and the Biology of Leadership” by Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing Reinvent your marketing by putting it—and your customers—at the center of your business. Leading experts provide the insights and advice you need to figure out what business you’re really in, uncover your brand’s strengths and weaknesses, and end the war between sales and marketing. This book includes the bonus article “Marketing Myopia” by Theodore Levitt. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Discover why bad decisions happen to good managers—and how to make better ones. Get the skills you need to make bold decisions that challenge the status quo, support your decisions with data, and foster and address constructive criticism. This book includes the bonus article “Before You Make that Big Decision …” by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo, and Olivier Sibony. HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Teams Most teams underperform. Yours can beat the odds. Learn how to boost team performance through mutual accountability, motivate large, diverse groups to tackle complex projects, and increase your teams’ emotional intelligence. This book includes the bonus article “The Discipline of Teams” by John R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith. About the HBR’s 10 Must Reads Series: HBR's 10 Must Reads series is the definitive collection of ideas and best practices for aspiring and experienced leaders alike. These books offer essential reading selected from the pages of Harvard Business Review on topics critical to the success of every manager. Each book is packed with advice and inspiration from the best minds in business.

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Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791

By: Peter Cline Kaylor,George Warren Chappelear

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Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791

By: Peter Cline Kaylor,George Warren Chappelear

This is a little-known but important work on the land grant surveys made between the years 1761 and 1791 in Augusta and Rockingham counties. The importance of the work arises from the fact that the original records of deeds were damaged in a fire in 1864; consequently the land grant surveys take on proportionately greater value as primary source records. There are recorded in these abstracts the name of the person for whom the survey was made, the location of the land, the name of the owner or owners of the adjoining land, the number of acres in the survey, and the date. More than 2,000 names are cited in the text, with approximately 4,000 cited in multiple references in the index. As a sourcebook, this is an ideal companion volume to John Wayland's celebrated "Virginia Valley Records," and it can be used in conjunction with standard Virginia Valley histories by Wayland, Waddell, Peyton, and Kercheval.

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0806307250

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Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation: Health Care Collection (8 Items)

By: Harvard Business Review,John P. Kotter,Michael E. Porter,Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg,Peter F. Drucker

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Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation: Health Care Collection (8 Items)

By: Harvard Business Review,John P. Kotter,Michael E. Porter,Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg,Peter F. Drucker

How can management cure health care’s ills? This digital collection, curated by Harvard Business Review, includes the ideas and best practices for transforming health care in these books and articles: Leading Change, Redefining Health Care, “The Strategy That Will Fix Health Care,” HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People, and HBR on Fixing Health Care from Inside & Out.

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1633691942

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9781633691940

Philosophical Papers

By: Peter Unger

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Philosophical Papers

By: Peter Unger

While well-known for his book-length work, philosopher Peter Unger's articles have been less widely accessible. These two volumes of Unger's Philosophical Papers include articles spanning more than 35 years of Unger's long and fruitful career. Dividing the articles thematically, this first volume collects work in epistemology and ethics, among other topics, while the second volume focuses on metaphysics. Unger's work has advanced the full spectrum of topics at the heart of philosophy, including epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language and philosophy of mind, and ethics. Unger advances radical positions, going against the so-called "commonsense philosophy" that has dominated the analytic tradition since its beginnings early in the twentieth century. In epistemology, his articles advance the view that nobody ever knows anything and, beyond that, argue that nobody has any reason to believe anything--and even beyond that, they argue that nobody has any reason to do anything, or even want anything. In metaphysics, his work argues that people do not really exist--and neither do puddles, plants, poodles, and planets. But, as Unger has often changed his favored positions, from one decade to the next, his work also advances the opposite, "commonsense" positions: that there are in fact plenty of people, puddles, plants and planets and, quite beyond that, we know it all to be true. On most major philosophical questions, both of these sides of Unger's significant work are well represented in this major two volume collection. Unger's vivid writing style, intellectual vitality, and fearlessness in the face of our largest philosophical questions, make these volumes of great interest not only to the philosophical community but to others who might otherwise find contemporary philosophy dry and technical.

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0199727546

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)

By: Harvard Business Review,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Daniel Goleman,Michael E. Porter

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HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)

By: Harvard Business Review,Peter F. Drucker,Clayton M. Christensen,Daniel Goleman,Michael E. Porter

Timeless advice from the pages of Harvard Business Review You want the most important ideas on management all in one place. Now you can have them--in a set of HBR's 10 Must Reads. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on strategy, change leadership, managing people, and managing yourself and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your performance. This six-title collection includes only the most critical articles from the world's top management experts, curated from Harvard Business Review's rich archives. We've done the work of selecting them so you won’t have to. These books are packed with enduring advice from the best minds in business such as: Michael Porter, Clayton Christensen, Peter Drucker, John Kotter, Daniel Goleman, Jim Collins, Ted Levitt, Gary Hamel, W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne and much more. The HBR's 10 Must Reads Boxed Set includes: HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials This book brings together the best thinking from management's most influential experts. Once you've read these definitive articles, you can delve into each core topic the series explores: managing yourself, managing people, leadership, strategy, and change management. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself The path to your professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror. Here's how to stay engaged throughout your 50-year work life, tap into your deepest values, solicit candid feedback, replenish your physical and mental energy, and rebound from tough times. This book includes the bonus article "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People Managing your employees is fraught with challenges, even if you're a seasoned pro. Boost their performance by tailoring your management styles to their temperaments, motivating with responsibility rather than money, and fostering trust through solicited input. This book includes the bonus article "Leadership That Gets Results," by Daniel Goleman. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership Are you an extraordinary leader--or just a good manager? Learn how to motivate others to excel, build your team's confidence, set direction, encourage smart risk-taking, credit others for your success, and draw strength from adversity. This book includes the bonus article "What Makes an Effective Executive," by Peter F. Drucker. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy Is your company spending too much time on strategy development, with too little to show for it? Discover what it takes to distinguish your company from rivals, clarify what it will (and won't) do, create blue oceans of uncontested market space, and make your priorities explicit so employees can realize your vision. This book includes the bonus article "What Is Strategy?" by Michael E. Porter. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Change Management Most companies' change initiatives fail--but yours can beat the odds. Learn how to overcome addiction to the status quo, establish a sense of urgency, mobilize commitment and resources, silence naysayers, minimize the pain of change, and motivate change even when business is good. This book includes the bonus article 'Leading Change," by John P. Kotter. About the HBR's 10 Must Reads Series: HBR's 10 Must Reads series is the definitive collection of ideas and best practices for aspiring and experienced leaders alike. These books offer essential reading selected from the pages of Harvard Business Review on topics critical to the success of every manager. Each book is packed with advice and inspiration from the best minds in business.

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Jane Austen

A Literary Celebrity

By: Peter J. Leithart

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Jane Austen

A Literary Celebrity

By: Peter J. Leithart

Jane Austen is famous for such books as Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma. Now learn about the author’s journey through a life spent making up stories that touched the lives of millions. Jane Austen is now what she never was in life, and what she would have been horrified to become--a literary celebrity. “Janeia” is the author’s term for the mania for all things Austen. Dive into Jane Austen: A Literary Celebrity and discover: how it all began and Austen’s love of poetry her early masterpieces and the inspiration behind the stories her road to getting published and the health decline that led to her death In this updated edition, you’ll also find discussion questions that work well for book clubs and ELA lesson plans. This biography is perfect for: Jane Austen fans and collectors men and women who have enjoyed Austen-inspired films and TV series adaptations anyone interested in learning about the varied sides of Austen’s character and the characters she created Jane Austen: A Literary Celebrity is a fascinating look at a woman who never meant to be famous.

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When One Door Closes

By: Peter Sissons

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When One Door Closes

By: Peter Sissons

A Liverpool boy from the same cohort as John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, Peter Sissons was destined for great things. Then he was caught on the wrong side of rebel lines during the Nigerian Civil War and shot through both legs his blossoming career as a war reporter came abruptly to an end. But another door was about to open, and Sissons went on to guide a generation through every momentous event of the last forty-five years. Surprisingly funny, dramatic and often poignant, When One Door Closes is the bestselling story of Britain's most distinguished newsreader and reveals what he really thinks about the state of the British media, global affairs, Climategate and the workings of the BBC.

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Meillassoux Dictionary

By: Peter Gratton

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Meillassoux Dictionary

By: Peter Gratton

Fully cross-referenced A-Z entries define French philosopher Quentin Meillassoux's 75 most important concepts and the key figures who have influenced him.

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Building for the Arts

The Strategic Design of Cultural Facilities

By: Peter Frumkin,Ana Kolendo

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Building for the Arts

The Strategic Design of Cultural Facilities

By: Peter Frumkin,Ana Kolendo

Over the past two decades, the arts in America have experienced an unprecedented building boom, with more than sixteen billion dollars directed to the building, expansion, and renovation of museums, theaters, symphony halls, opera houses, and centers for the visual and performing arts. Among the projects that emerged from the boom were many brilliant successes. Others, like the striking addition of the Quadracci Pavilion to the Milwaukee Art Museum, brought international renown but also tens of millions of dollars of off-budget debt while offering scarce additional benefit to the arts and embodying the cultural sector’s worst fears that the arts themselves were being displaced by the big, status-driven architecture projects built to contain them. With Building for the Arts, Peter Frumkin and Ana Kolendo explore how artistic vision, funding partnerships, and institutional culture work together—or fail to—throughout the process of major cultural construction projects. Drawing on detailed case studies and in-depth interviews at museums and other cultural institutions varying in size and funding arrangements, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Atlanta Opera, and AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas, Frumkin and Kolendo analyze the decision-making considerations and challenges and identify four factors whose alignment characterizes the most successful and sustainable of the projects discussed: institutional requirements, capacity of the institution to manage the project while maintaining ongoing operations, community interest and support, and sufficient sources of funding. How and whether these factors are strategically aligned in the design and execution of a building initiative, the authors argue, can lead an organization to either thrive or fail. The book closes with an analysis of specific tactics that can enhance the chances of a project’s success. A practical guide grounded in the latest scholarship on nonprofit strategy and governance, Building for the Arts will be an invaluable resource for professional arts staff and management, trustees of arts organizations, development professionals, and donors, as well as those who study and seek to understand them.

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The Natural Philosophy of James Clerk Maxwell

By: P. M. Harman

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The Natural Philosophy of James Clerk Maxwell

By: P. M. Harman

This book examines James Clerk Maxwell, creator of the electromagnetic theory of light and kinetic theory of gases.

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Cambridge University Press

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Digitized

The Science of Computers and how it Shapes Our World

By: Peter J. Bentley

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The Science of Computers and how it Shapes Our World

By: Peter J. Bentley

[The author] explores how [computer science] grew from its theoretical conception by pioneers such as Turing, through its growth spurts in the Internet, its difficult adolescent stage where the promises of AI were never achieved and dot-com bubble burst, to its current stage as a (semi)mature field, now capable of remarkable achievements."--Publisher's description.

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Oxford University Press

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The Life of Henry James

A Critical Biography

By: Peter Collister

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The Life of Henry James

A Critical Biography

By: Peter Collister

Discover anew the life and influence of Henry James, part of the acclaimed Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies series. In The Life of Henry James: A Critical Biography, Peter Collister, an established critic and authority on Henry James, offers an original and fully documented account of one of America’s finest writers, who was both a creative practitioner and theorist of the novel. In this volume, James’s life in all its personal and cultural richness is examined alongside a detailed scrutiny of his fiction, essays, biographies, autobiographies, travel writing, plays and reviews. James was a dedicated and brilliant letter-writer and his biographer make judicious use of this material, some of it previously unpublished, evoking in the novelist’s own words the society within which he moved and worked. His gift for friendship, often resulting in close relationships with both men and women, are sensitively explored. Near the beginning of his long and highly productive life, James left America to immerse himself in European culture and history – a necessity, he felt, for the developing artist. In an ironic symmetry he witnessed in his youth the effects of the American Civil War and in his last days, finally becoming a British citizen, despaired at the unfolding tragedy of the Great War in Europe. Sustained, nevertheless, by his own creative energy, he never ceased to believe in the capacity of the arts to enhance and give significance to life. Provides well-informed accounts of Henry James’s youth in New York City, his unconventional education, his extensive travel in Europe, his eventual assimilation into British society, his development as a writer and his personal relationships as a single man. Features discussions of James’s major works in a variety of genres from an assured theoretical and historical perspective. Assesses James’s developing quest for dramatic form in his fiction – the ‘scenic art’ – as well as his critical writing which was to have a lasting influence on the literature and aesthetic values of the twentieth century. Discusses his achieved aspiration to be ‘just literary’, to become what he called that ‘queer monster’, an artist. Charts James’s lifelong interest in art and theatre. An incisive discussion of the life of an author of major stature, The Life of Henry James: A Critical Biography offers a refreshingly lucid and human account of a novelist and his often challenging, but rewarding, writing. Peter Collister, a former college Assistant Principal, has published many essays in Europe and America on a range of nineteenth-century British and French authors. He is the author of Writing the Self: Henry James and America and later edited for the university presses of Cambridge and Virginia the award-winning volumes: The Complete Writings of Henry James on Art and Drama, James's autobiographical writings, A Small Boy and Others, Notes of a Son and Brother, and The Middle Years, as well as The American Scene.

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Facts, Values, and Norms

Essays Toward a Morality of Consequence

By: Peter Railton

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Facts, Values, and Norms

Essays Toward a Morality of Consequence

By: Peter Railton

In our everyday lives we struggle with the notions of why we do what we do and the need to assign values to our actions. Somehow, it seems possible through experience and life to gain knowledge and understanding of such matters. Yet once we start delving deeper into the concepts that underwrite these domains of thought and actions, we face a philosophical disappointment. In contrast to the world of facts, values and morality seem insecure, uncomfortably situated, easily influenced by illusion or ideology. How can we apply this same objectivity and accuracy to the spheres of value and morality? In the essays included in this collection, Peter Railton shows how a fairly sober, naturalistically informed view of the world might nonetheless incorporate objective values and moral knowledge. This book will be of interest to professionals and students working in philosophy and ethics.

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Speculative Realism

Problems and Prospects

By: Peter Gratton

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Speculative Realism

Problems and Prospects

By: Peter Gratton

The first book-length survey of speculative realism, a rapidly emerging field in contemporary Continental philosophy.

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Australian Sports Journalism

Power, Control and Threats

By: Peter English

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Australian Sports Journalism

Power, Control and Threats

By: Peter English

This insightful volume explores the major challenges facing sports journalism in Australia today, discussing how, in an environment dominated by sports organisations and increasing commercial factors, the role of the sports journalist is being severely compromised. By combining quantitative and qualitative responses from 120 sports journalists with previous research and placing these in the theoretical lenses of field and gatekeeping theories, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of Australian sports journalism. Topics discussed include ethical questions in reporting on sports, the role of women in sports journalism, and the increased commercialisation of the field, as well as journalists’ perceptions on sports organisations and the changing access for media. The book also offers suggestions for the future of the industry, and two contemporary conceptual models are developed. Offering important insight into the workings of contemporary sports journalism in Australia, this book is a useful resource for academics and students around the world in the fields of journalism, media, sports and communication.

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Object-Oriented Philosophy

The Noumenon's New Clothes

By: Peter Wolfendale

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Object-Oriented Philosophy

The Noumenon's New Clothes

By: Peter Wolfendale

A remarkably clear explication of the tenets of Object-Oriented Philosophy and an acute critique of the movement's ramifications for philosophy today. How does the patience and rigour of philosophical explanation fare when confronted with an irrepressible desire to commune with the object and to escape the subjective perplexities of reference, meaning, and sense? Moving beyond the hype and the inflated claims made for “Object-Oriented” thought, Peter Wolfendale considers its emergence in the light of the intertwined legacies of twentieth-century analytic and Continental traditions. Both a remarkably clear explication of the tenets of OOP and an acute critique of the movement's ramifications for philosophy today, Object-Oriented Philosophy is a major engagement with one of the most prevalent trends in recent philosophy.

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MIT Press

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0993045804

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An Elementary Treatise on Electricity

By: James Clerk Maxwell,William Garnett,Peter Pesic

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An Elementary Treatise on Electricity

By: James Clerk Maxwell,William Garnett,Peter Pesic

Maxwell made numerous contributions to science, but his greatest work was devoted to electricity. Here, he describes experiments proving that the electric charge can be measured. 1888 edition.

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Outgrowing God?

A Beginner's Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate

By: Peter S. Williams

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Outgrowing God?

A Beginner's Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate

By: Peter S. Williams

Join a cast of characters, with different perspectives, thinking through some of the biggest questions in life, as they discuss atheist Richard Dawkins’s book Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide. Written in the form of a dialogue between members of a student book club, Outgrowing God? A Beginner’s Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate encourages critical thinking about Professor Dawkins’s arguments concerning God, Jesus, and the Bible.

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African Struggles Today

Social Movements Since Independence

By: Peter Dwyer,Leo Zeilig

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African Struggles Today

Social Movements Since Independence

By: Peter Dwyer,Leo Zeilig

Three leading Africa scholars investigate the social forces driving the democratic transformation of postcolonial states across southern Africa. Extensive research and interviews with civil society organizers in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, and Swaziland inform this analysis of the challenges faced by non-governmental organizations in relating both to the attendant inequality of globalization and to grassroots struggles for social justice. Peter Dwyer is a tutor in economics at Ruskin College in Oxford. Leo Zeilig Lecturer at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London.

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Haymarket Books

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1608463087

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Einstein's Clocks and Poincare's Maps: Empires of Time

By: Peter Galison

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Einstein's Clocks and Poincare's Maps: Empires of Time

By: Peter Galison

In Galison's telling of science, the meters and wires and epoxy and solder come alive as characters, along with physicists, engineers, technicians and others . . . Galison has unearthed fascinating material." ("New York Times").

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Disciples of Antigonish

Catholics in Nova Scotia, 1880–1960

By: Peter Ludlow

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Disciples of Antigonish

Catholics in Nova Scotia, 1880–1960

By: Peter Ludlow

For generations eastern Nova Scotia was one of the most celebrated Roman Catholic constituencies in Canada. Occupying a corner of a small province in a politically marginalized region of the country, the Diocese of Antigonish nevertheless had tremendous influence over the development of Canadian Catholicism. It produced the first Roman Catholic prime minister of Canada, supplied the nation with clergy and women- religious, and organized one of North America’s most successful social movements. Disciples of Antigonish recounts the history of this unique multi-ethnic community as it shifted from the firm ultramontanism of the nineteenth century to a more socially conscious Catholicism after the First World War. Peter Ludlow chronicles the faithful as they built a strong Catholic sub-state, dealing with economic uncertainty, generational outmigration, and labour unrest. As the home of the Antigonish Movement – a network of adult study clubs, cooperatives, and credit unions – the diocese became famous throughout the Catholic world. The influence of “mighty big and strong Antigonish,” as one national figure described the community, reached its zenith in the 1950s. Disciples of Antigonish traces the monumental changes that occurred within the region and the wider church over nearly a century and demonstrates that the Catholic faith in Canada went well beyond Sunday Mass.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0228013127

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Ignorance

A Case for Scepticism

By: Peter Unger

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Ignorance

A Case for Scepticism

By: Peter Unger

In this controversial volume (originally published in 1975) Peter Unger suggests that, not only can nothing ever be known, but no one can ever have a reason at all for anything. A consequence of this is that we cannot have any realistic emotional ties: it can never be conclusively said that someone is happy or sad about anything. Finally he argues that no one can ever say, let alone believe, that anything is the case. In order to get beyond this apparent bind - and this condition of ignorance - Unger proposes a radical departure from the linguistic and epistemological systems we have become accustomed to. Epistemologists, as well as philosophers of mind and language will undoubtedly find in this study of the limitations of language an invaluable philosophical perspective.

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Oxford University Press

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0192509888

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The Canny Scot

Archbishop James Morrison of Antigonish

By: Peter Ludlow

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The Canny Scot

Archbishop James Morrison of Antigonish

By: Peter Ludlow

A paradoxical prelate to many, Archbishop James Morrison was the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, from 1912 to 1950. Traditional, frugal, and aloof, he was also the ecclesiastical leader of a progressive program of Catholic social action that became known as the "Antigonish Movement." Elevated to bishop after a successful clerical career in Prince Edward Island, Morrison guided Catholics in eastern Nova Scotia through difficult periods of economic decline, out-migration, and war. He was unprepared for the challenges of twentieth-century Canadian society, and initially struggled to cope with a dwindling Maritime economy, labour unrest, and rural depopulation. Determined to maintain the stature of his diocese, Morrison cautiously supported the clergy reformers who wanted a program of adult education and economic reform. Peter Ludlow unravels the mystery of this figure to show that although Morrison was one of the last powerful and austere Canadian Roman Catholic prelates, he was also one of the first to recognize that the Church could offer its adherents more than spiritual guidance. A revisionist account of the foundation and application of the Antigonish Movement, The Canny Scot illustrates the important role of the Catholic Church in Nova Scotia.

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